Denmark Bolsters Greenland's Defense After Trump's Threats
The Danish government has announced a huge boost in defense 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 (£1.2bn).
The passages in the post were taken from a satirical New Yorker piece published in 2019 when Trump first suggested the U.S.
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"It is ironic that it coincides with the announcement from the United States," the Danish defense minister said.
The defence minister did not give an exact figure for the package, but Danish media estimated it would be around 12-15bn ...
While Greenland is currently not for sale, the U.S. has purchased land and territories from other countries in the past.
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