"U.S. military is always an option."
"The Nordics do not lightly make statements like this," Maria Martisiute, a defense analyst at the European Policy Centre think tank, told The Associated Press on Wednesday. "But it is Trump, whose very bombastic language bordering on direct threats and intimidation, is threatening the fact to another ally by saying 'I will control or annex the territory.'"
""It's so strategic right now," Trump told reporters Sunday."
Denmark and Greenland have requested a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio after U.S. officials reiterated consideration of military action to acquire Greenland. President Trump stated that U.S. control of Greenland is necessary to secure Arctic and North Atlantic approaches amid growing competition from China and Russia. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned that a U.S. takeover would effectively end NATO. Several European leaders affirmed that Greenland belongs to its people and defended its sovereignty. The request noted prior meeting attempts were unsuccessful and tensions rose following recent U.S. military actions elsewhere.
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