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New York, Jan 6 (EFE).-
Jeff Landry, the special envoy of the President of the United States Donald Trump for Greenland, defended on Tuesday the independence of the autonomous Danish territory through economic agreements with Washington, while the President insists that Greenland become part of the US. However, the White House said it is till considering a military option.
Appointed by Trump in Dec. 2025 to make Greenland “part of the US,” Landry stated that the President is offering economic opportunities to the territory, but ruled out taking it by force.
“I think that the president supports an independent Greenland with economic ties and trade opportunities for the US” said in an interview with CNBC.
However, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told CNBC on Tuesday that President Donald Trump and his team are considering “a range of options” in order to acquire Greenland, including “utilizing the US Military,”
When asked about Greenland after expressing his expansionist interests following the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas, Trump said that Washington “needs” the Danish territory “from a national security point of view.”
“We’ll worry about Greenland in two months. Let’s talk about Greenland in…20 days,” Trump said.
Trump has insisted on multiple occasions that he “needs” the territory. He made one of these statements in the Oval Office alongside Mark Rutte, the Secretary General of NATO, an alliance of which Denmark, the country that exercises sovereignty over Greenland, is a member.
Jens-Frederik Nielsen, the prime minister of Greenland’s autonomous government, called for avoiding “panic” and expressed openness to strengthening the relationship with Washington, establishing a “direct line” of communication, and reinforcing the relationship with NATO.
Several European leaders have backed Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, who has urged Washington to halt its threats.
Greenland has a population of approximately 57,000 people living across 2.1 million square kilometers (820,000 square miles). The country relies on revenues from fishing and annual economic aid from Denmark, which covers about half of its budget. EFE
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