"Donald Trump and his advisers are looking into a range of options in an effort to acquire Greenland, noting in a White House statement on Tuesday that using the US military to do so is always an option. President Trump has made it well known that acquiring Greenland is a national security priority of the United States, and it's vital to deter our adversaries in the Arctic region."
"Leavitt's comments came as the leaders of major European powers pushed back against Trump's long-running desire to seize the Arctic territory. In a show of solidarity on Tuesday, the leaders of France, Germany, Britain and other nations issued a joint statement with the prime minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen, urging the US to respect its sovereignty. They wrote in the statement that Arctic security was a top priority for Nato, a defense alliance that includes the United States and Greenland."
"Greenland belongs to its people, the statement said. It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland. Greenland's government said it had asked the US state department for an urgent meeting with the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, Greenland's minister for foreign affairs and research, Vivian Motzfeldt, and the Danish foreign minister, Lars Lkke Rasmussen, to discuss the US's claims about our country."
President Trump and his advisers are exploring options to acquire Greenland, with White House officials saying use of the US military remains an available option. The administration frames acquisition as a national security priority to deter adversaries in the Arctic. European leaders, including France, Germany, Britain and Denmark's prime minister, issued a joint statement urging respect for Greenland's sovereignty and emphasized NATO's Arctic security priorities. Greenland's government requested an urgent meeting with the US State Department and Danish officials to challenge US claims about foreign military presence and Chinese investment in Greenland and to correct perceived inaccuracies.
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