"I may put a tariff on countries if they don't go along with Greenland, because we need Greenland for national security,"
"Greenland. I wonder what for? A trip?...Fifteen Italians, 15 French, 15 Germans it sounds like the start of a joke,"
The United States threatens tariffs on countries that do not support American control of Greenland, citing national security, and has pushed for US control of the self-governing Danish territory for months. Proposing tariffs represents a newly suggested tactic to secure the island. A bipartisan group of US senators traveled to Copenhagen to counteract the threats. European militaries and reconnaissance teams have begun deploying to Greenland. Italy declined participation in the Danish-led reconnaissance mission, and the Italian defense minister publicly mocked the initiative and questioned the purpose and size of participating contingents.
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