US President-elect Donald Trump has said Greenland should become part of the United States because it is strategically important to national security and the defense of the "free world", including China and Russia.
This is reported by RIA Novosti. "We need Greenland for national security purposes. "They told me this long before I nominated them. If so, they should give up Greenland because we need it to protect the free world," he said.
According to Trump, about 45,000 people live on the island, who do not really know whether Denmark has the legal right to own the territory. He emphasized that Russia and China have increased their influence in the Arctic region.
The elected leader added that Russian and Chinese ships are everywhere and you don't need binoculars to spot them. Earlier, The Washington Post wrote that Trump's statements about the annexation of Greenland and Canada, as well as control over the Panama Canal, were against Russia and China. are part of a broad strategy aimed at
According to the publication, the leader-elect referred to the occupation of Greenland, "talked loudly" about returning the Panama Canal to American control and proposed making Canada the 51st state.
