Denmark under increasing U.S. pressure to cede Greenland

Pars Today – Denmark is now facing greater pressure than ever from the United States to hand over Greenland.

According to Pars Today, Denmark, a European NATO member and close U.S. ally, is experiencing intensified pressure from Washington to transfer control of Greenland.

In this context, U.S. President Donald Trump, claiming that acquiring Greenland is necessary to preserve and defend America’s national security, said that Greenland could be obtained either peacefully or by force.

At a meeting in Washington, emphasizing that “we must acquire Greenland,” Trump asserted: “If we don’t do this, China and Russia will take it over, and we will not allow that.” He added: “We are trying to acquire Greenland because we do not want China and Russia to become our neighbors.”

The U.S. president claims that the country must control the world’s largest island, Greenland, to guarantee its security in the face of increasing threats from China and Russia in the Arctic. The White House has not ruled out the use of military force to acquire the island.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio also told a select group of American lawmakers that the Trump administration’s ultimate intention is to purchase Greenland, not use military force. These remarks were made on Monday during a confidential briefing in Congress.

On Wednesday, Rubio told reporters that Trump has discussed acquiring Greenland since his first term in office. He claimed: “This initiative has always been the president’s goal from the beginning.” Rubio added that Trump is not the first U.S. president to explore or pursue ways to acquire Greenland.

According to a statement published Tuesday on the Greenland government’s website, Denmark’s Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and his Greenlandic counterpart, Vivian Motzfeld, have requested a meeting with Rubio in the near future.

Meanwhile, on Tuesday, the leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, and the United Kingdom emphasized in a statement that this mineral-rich island, which guards routes from the Arctic and the North Atlantic to North America, “belongs to its people.”

U.S. President Donald Trump, now in his second term, has openly pursued territorial, commercial, and financial ambitions, seeking to annex lands to the United States and secure lucrative deals from partners and allies. In this context, Trump has focused on Greenland, a strategically located island in the Arctic with rich mineral resources. Greenland lies on the shortest route between Europe and North America and is important for the U.S. ballistic missile early-warning system.

The Trump administration has repeatedly emphasized acquiring the island, which is under Danish sovereignty. However, Danish and Greenlandic officials have consistently stated that the island “is not for sale” and “will not become American.”

Following the U.S. military action against Venezuela and the detention of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, the likelihood of Washington considering military intervention to seize Greenland appears higher than ever. In other words, if Trump fails to reach a peaceful agreement with the governments of Denmark and Greenland, the probability of a military operation to take control of the island could increase.