“We need Greenland”: Trump renews interest in Greenland as European leaders denounce US aspirations

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChLtXXpo4Ge1ReTEboVvTDg https://ift.tt/uUJvMf7 On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump made renewed threats to take over Greenland, noting that the autonomous territory is of strategic importance in regard to national security and its mineral wealth. “Right now Greenland is covered with Russian and Chinese ships all over the place,” Trump elaborated while speaking to reporters on Air Force One, “We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security, and Denmark is not going to be able to do it.” European leaders have since rejected Trump’s claims, providing a unified response in support of the former Danish colony’s independence. “The future Greenland is for Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark, and for Greenland in the future of Denmark only,” British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday. For more info, please go to https://ift.tt/QWRZXCG Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews