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The Danish government has announced a huge boost in defence spending for Greenland, hours after US President-elect Donald Trump repeated his desire to purchase the Arctic territory. Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said the package was a "double digit billion amount" in krone, or at least $1.5bn (Β£1.2bn). He described the timing of the announcement as an "irony of fate". On Monday Trump said ownership and control of the huge island was an "absolute necessity" for the US. Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory, is home to a large US space facility and is strategically important for the US, lying on its shortest route to Europe. It has major mineral and oil reserves.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 hours ago

He wants Panama Canal and Greenland and he isn’t even president yet.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Holy shit. How the hell do people not put a fist in Trumps face every time he says something?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 18 hours ago

Well one guy tried to place a bullet in his head. So you can't say people aren't trying.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 20 hours ago

New top of the list of the dumbest ways possible to start world war three...

[–] [email protected] 27 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Technically, this is very remotely about Europe ;)

If the US President goes on like that, the US are going to lose control over Greenland beyond what is minimally necessary for Greenlandic and Danish NATO membership, possibly even less.

US Presidents have no right to decide over Greenlanders and Denmark.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

I don't like this timeline we're living in...

[–] [email protected] 18 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

DANMARK DANMARK DANMARK πŸŽ‰πŸŽŠ

[–] [email protected] -1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

What a funny name for southern Sweden. I'll have to remember that one

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 hours ago

Western Finland jokes around

[–] [email protected] 8 points 22 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 22 hours ago

Ja! Bestemt ogsΓ₯ Kalaallit Nunaat!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

It’s probably about resources, since the US already have military bases in Greenland and it’s part of NATO.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

It's probably about a mix of Trump's massive ego and his incompetence in global politics.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 21 hours ago

He's got the military to back up his ego/incompetence so tbh this is actually scary