U.S. president Donald Trump. © Getty Images
U.S. president Donald Trump warned that Washington could take Greenland "in a hard way," saying that it would not let the strategical North Atlantic island to fall prey to Russia or China. The Kingdom of Denmark, which holds sovereignty over Greenland, opposed American efforts to take over the island.
Friday, speaking to journalists in the White House, Trump said that the United States “they will do something about Greenland whether they like it or not”, arguing that ‘Russia or China will take Greenland’, If Washington doesn't take action.
"I'd like to make a deal, you know, in an easy way. But if we don't do it the easy way, we will do it the hard way” – he stressed, not specifying how far he was prepared to go.
Trump, who admitted that the military option was in play, besides did not regulation out the payment of compensation to the Greenlandites, asked for compensation to the residents.
Greenland is an autonomous Danish territory with less than 57,000 inhabitants, even though it is larger than Mexico and the United States already have troops there.
Trump, however, sought to establish a complete control, stressing that the island is crucial to the safety of the Arctic.
The Saga of Greenland, which first became the focus of attention during Trump's first term, has become the main origin of tension between the US and European NATO members.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned that any US military attack on another NATO country would mean "stopping everything’, While European leaders stressed that "Grenland belongs to its citizens".
Tuesday ‘Wall Street Journal’ He reported that the Trump administration would alternatively buy Greenland than usage any means of coercion.
The Reuters Agency has informed that the United States is considering a plan to send each Greenlandese $10,000 to $100,000 to convince him to support the US offer, with details of the procedure being unclear.
Given the tiny population, this amount is little than $6 billion if any resident, regardless of age, receives maximum compensation.
Denmark provides Greenland with a ‘flat-rate grant’ all year to cover basic costs, which gives almost $11,200 (€10,000) per person.
Additionally, in September 2025 a groundbreaking agreement was signed under which Copenhagen assumed the cost of treating Greenlandese patients requiring specialised treatment in Danish hospitals.
Currently, polls indicate small interest in Greenland in joining the United States.
A survey conducted in January 2025 by the Greenlandese paper Sermitsiaq and investigation company Verian showed that about 85% of respondents object to joining the United States, while only around 6% support this idea.
Translated by Google Translator
source:https://www.rt.com/news/63077-trump-go-hard-greenland/
