"The Trump administration has said repeatedly that the US needs to gain control of Greenland, a strategically-located, mineral-rich, largely self-governing part of Denmark with foreign and security policy run from Copenhagen. The White House has said using the US military is always an option, but few analysts believe an armed operation is likely and France's foreign minister has said the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has ruled out the possibility of an invasion."
"It reconsidered the idea in 1910, and in 1917 bought what are now the US Virgin Islands from Denmark for $25m (18.5m). As the cold war got underway, the Truman administration made a formal offer in 1946 but only made public in 1991 of $100m for the island, arguing it was completely worthless to Denmark and the control of Greenland is indispensable to the safety of the US."
Greenland is strategically located, mineral-rich, and largely self-governing within the Kingdom of Denmark, with foreign and security policy managed from Copenhagen. The US has repeatedly expressed interest in gaining control of Greenland and has said military action is always an option, though analysts doubt an armed invasion is likely and some US officials have reportedly ruled that out. The United States has previously pursued territorial purchases from Denmark, including the 1917 purchase of the US Virgin Islands and a Truman-era offer in 1946 later disclosed in 1991. Copenhagen and Greenland have repeatedly said Greenland is not for sale. International law and Greenlandic self-rule rights enable a referendum on independence and constrain outright territorial sales.
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