"On Wednesday, United States President Donald Trump made clear to other world leaders in Davos, Switzerland, that he was unflinching in his demand to acquire Greenland, even as he said for the first time that he did not plan for the US to take the land by force. Trump, who talked up his tariff-based negotiation strategy, cited Greenland's strategic position between the US, Russia and China as the main reason he wants to acquire the territory."
"This much is accurate: After Germany invaded Denmark, the US assumed responsibility for Greenland's defence and established a military presence on the island that remains today, albeit in diminished scope. But Trump overstepped when he said, after World War II, we gave Greenland back to Denmark. All the United States is asking for is a place called Greenland, where we already had it as a trustee, but respectfully returned it back to Denmark not long ago, he said."
President Donald Trump publicly demanded that the United States acquire Greenland, citing its strategic position between the US, Russia and China and proposing tariff-based negotiations rather than force. The United States defended Greenland during World War II and established a military presence after Germany invaded Denmark. The United States never possessed Greenland and therefore could not have returned it to Denmark. Denmark's colonisation of Greenland dates to the 1720s, and a 1933 international court ruling affirmed Denmark's title to all Greenland as of July 1931. Denmark incorporated Greenland constitutionally and granted parliamentary representation in 1953.
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