Blinken says Trump’s push for U.S. to take control of Greenland is ’not going to happen’
The Hindu
Trump's desire for U.S. control of Greenland unlikely to materialize, European leaders warn of potential turbulence ahead.
Outgoing U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is advising the world “not to waste a lot of time” on what President-elect Donald Trump has been saying about Greenland.
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Trump made clear again this week that he’d like the semiautonomous territory of Denmark to come under U.S. control and said he would not rule out the use of military force to make that happen.
“We need Greenland for national security purposes,” Mr. Trump said. But Mr. Blinken said Wednesday that the incoming president's ambitions are unlikely to amount to anything more than talk.
“The idea expressed about Greenland is obviously not a good one,” the senior U.S. diplomat said during a stop in Paris for meetings.
“Maybe more important, it's obviously one that's not going to happen. So we probably shouldn't waste a lot of time talking about it," he said.
France’s Foreign Minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, also played down any possibility of U.S. forces being deployed against Denmark, a U.S. ally in the NATO military alliance.
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Trump's desire for U.S. control of Greenland unlikely to materialize, European leaders warn of potential turbulence ahead.