"With Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky insisting a plan to end the war with Russia is "90% of the way there", no-one in that room wanted to jeopardise keeping the Americans onboard. But there was an immense Greenland-shaped elephant in that grand and glittering Paris meeting. Greenland is the world's biggest island - it's six times the size of Germany. It lies in the Arctic but it is an autonomous territory of Denmark. And Donald Trump insists he wants it; needs it for US national security."
"But was that really enough to contain Trump's ambitions? Getty Images The answer came within hours: No. The White House released its own statement that it is "discussing a range of options" to acquire Greenland - all of them unilateral, including buying the island. Chillingly for Europe's leaders, the White House communique, delivered by press secretary Karoline Leavitt, said that "utilising the US military is always an option at the Commander-in-Chief's disposal"."
European leaders and US envoys met in Paris aiming to advance a sustainable peace plan for Ukraine, with Volodymyr Zelensky saying the plan was "90% of the way there". The meeting was overshadowed by President Donald Trump's repeated insistence that the United States wants Greenland for national security. Greenland is the world's largest island, six times the size of Germany, located in the Arctic and an autonomous territory of Denmark. Denmark's prime minister attended the talks and six European powers insisted Arctic security should be collective and that Denmark and Greenland decide their matters. The White House then issued a unilateral statement that it was "discussing a range of options" to acquire Greenland, including buying it, and noted that "utilising the US military is always an option at the Commander-in-Chief's disposal".
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