President Donald Trump has called for purchasing Greenland since 2019. (Fox News / Special Report)
"[F]or purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World, the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity," the then-president-elect wrote in a Truth Social post at the time.
At the beginning of February, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen affirmed that Greenland is "not for sale," but said she was open to the U.S. increasing its footprint in the Arctic region.
Pituffik Space Base, formerly Thule Air Base, with the domes of the Thule Tracking Station, is pictured in northern Greenland on Oct. 4, 2023. The base changed its name in early 2023. The reason for the new name is, among other things, that the base is no longer staffed by people from the US Air Force, but instead from the US Space Force, which was established in December 2019. (THOMAS TRAASDAHL/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images)
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"I totally agree with the Americans that the High North, that the Arctic region is becoming more and more important when we are talking about defense and security and deterrence," Frederiksen said, referencing Chinese and Russian activity in the region. "And it is possible to find a way to ensure stronger footprints in Greenland. They [the U.S.] are already there, and they can have more possibilities."
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