""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.'" The leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom joined Frederiksen in a statement Tuesday reaffirming that the mineral-rich island "belongs to its people.""
"Trump has floated since his first term the idea of acquiring Greenland, arguing that the U.S. needs to control the world's largest island to ensure its own security in the face of rising threats from China and Russia in the Arctic. This weekend's U.S. military action in Venezuela has heightened fears across Europe, and Trump and his advisers in recent days have reiterated the U.S. leader's desire to take over the island, which guards the Arctic and North Atlantic approaches to North America."
Denmark and Greenland requested a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio after the White House reiterated intentions to acquire Greenland and indicated the U.S. military is an option. Several European governments rejected a U.S. takeover and reaffirmed that Greenland belongs to its people. A potential U.S. takeover was characterized as having serious implications for NATO and allied relations. The proposal was justified by U.S. officials on Arctic security grounds and perceived threats from China and Russia. Recent U.S. military action in Venezuela intensified European concerns and prompted Danish and Greenlandic foreign ministers to seek diplomatic engagement.
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