Germany and France warn Trump against use of force over Greenland
www.theguardian.com
Olaf Scholz says borders are inviolable after president-elect talks of using US military or tariffs to take control of island

Summary

France’s foreign minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, warned Donald Trump against threatening EU sovereign borders after Trump suggested potential military action to control Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory.

Barrot dismissed such actions as unacceptable and noted the return of “the law of the strongest.”

Trump previously called Greenland essential to U.S. economic security, though Denmark and Greenland’s leaders firmly rejected any sale.

Trump Jr.’s brief visit to Nuuk further escalated tensions.

    • NauticalNoodle@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      7 minutes ago

      My understanding that they are expected to posess economically valuable territorial waters as climate change continues to melt sea ice.

    • Humanius@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      1 day ago

      I suspect it’s one of those topics he likes to drum up if he needs to distract from something else.
      (My suspicion is that this other topic is the walking back on campaign promises on immigration with the H1B visa thing)

      That doesn’t mean it’s not still harmful. This stuff does harm relations with America’s European allies, but I suspect that he is not actually planning on doing anything.

      An alternative explanation could be that he simply wants to get his hands on a very resource rich area such as Greenland.

    • gubblebumbum@lemm.eeEnglish
      18·
      1 day ago

      Billionaire backed mining firm wants to mine greenland for metals which trump will get a cut from.

      • Riddick3001@lemmy.worldEnglish
        102·
        1 day ago

        My guess is the oil

        Exactly.

        And probably many other resources, like traderoutes and territories. In the Northpole there is another " cold war" going on as the ice is melting. There are conflicting claims from USA,Canada, Europe, but also from China and Russia.

        From the artic institute( USA):

        "In 2009, global interest in the Arctic surged when the US Geological Survey estimated the Arctic held 13 percent of the world’s undiscovered oil and 30 percent of the world’s natural gas. That same year, the US hosted the Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting to reaffirm cooperation.(…)

        “Climate change has rapidly transformed the Arctic, making previously inaccessible areas more available for economic and strategic use. The North Sea Route (NSR) and the Northwest Passage (NWP) could become economically viable by 2023”