"The White House said in a statement in response to queries from Reuters that Trump sees acquiring Greenland as a US national security priority necessary to "deter our adversaries in the Arctic region." "The president and his team are discussing a range of options to pursue this important foreign policy goal, and of course, utilising the US military is always an option at the commander-in-chief's disposal," the White House said."
""It's not going away," the official said about the president's drive to acquire Greenland during his remaining three years in office. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said options include the outright US purchase of Greenland or forming a Compact of Free Association with the territory. A COFA agreement would stop short of Trump's ambition to make the island of 57,000 people a part of the US A potential purchase price was not provided."
Trump's ambition to acquire Greenland as a strategic hub in the Arctic has been revived following the US arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Greenland has repeatedly said it does not want to be part of the United States. The White House said Trump sees acquiring Greenland as a US national security priority necessary to deter adversaries in the Arctic region. The president and his team are discussing a range of options, and utilising the US military is described as always an option. Senior officials say Oval Office discussions include outright purchase or forming a Compact of Free Association. Administration officials emphasize Greenland's untapped mineral deposits with high-tech and military applications hindered by labor and infrastructure challenges.
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