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Observers doubt the new US president will buy the world's largest island but his interest underlines its strategic importance President Donald Trump's claim that US ownership and control of Greenland is "an absolute necessity" has underlined the strategic importance of the world's largest island in terms of American missile defences and anti-submarine operations.
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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is once again making waves with his pursuit of Greenland, this time refusing to rule out using force to gain control of the Arctic island from ally Denmark. But Washington had been interested in Greenland long before Trump came along.
The US offered Denmark $100 million (£79 million ... In 2019, Republican politicians warned China was trying to build airports on Greenland and even buy an old American naval base there.
President-elect Trump’s threat to tariff Denmark if it resists his acquisition plans for the island territory of Greenland could disrupt one export that is wildly popular in America:
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Trump’s bid to buy Greenland is partly based on security concerns about Chinese and Russian access to the Arctic.
President-elect Trump’s talk of taking over or acquiring Greenland is highlighting bipartisan talks about the need to increase security around the Arctic island and boost defenses in the region.
"You have Russian boats everywhere, you have Chinese ships everywhere - warships - and Denmark cannot contain it," he clarified. The American did not explain how the United States would be able to "restrain" Russia and China in the Greenland area, where the United States has a military base.