On Friday, Denmark found the intersection of President Donald Trump. Trump seems to sharpen his administration now is Copenhagen's failure Greenland Protection From the Russian and Chinese aggression.
Vice Vice President Vans said: He spoke to American soldiers from the Pittevik space base in the United States in northwest Greenland, “Denmark did not do a good job In keeping Greenland safe. “
“What we think will happen is that Greenlanders will choose, through self -determination, to become independent of Denmark,” Vans explained in more than kindness of the previous Trump data. “Then we will have talks with the Greenland people from there.”
Vice President JD Vance (in The Lectern) is praised after speaking at the Pituffik Space Base in the US Army on March 28, 2025, in Pitux, Greenland. The flight line was translated for the visit after a plan for a more comprehensive trip from Greenland and Denmark officials, which control foreign and defensive policy in semi -wealthy lands. (Photo by Jim Watson – Swimming pool / Getty photos)
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The Vice President's answer was in response to questions from journalists about the lengths that Trump will go to, to gain Greenland though Strong resistance Inside the nation in the Arctic to become part of the United States, as the president previously pointed to his ambition.
“We do not think that the military force will be necessary,” Vans continued. “Because we believe that the people of Greenland are rational and good, we believe that we will be able to cut the deal, similar to Donald Trump, to ensure the security of this region, as well as the United States of America.”
Vans said Russia and China were not largely verified in the region and “infringement” on Greenland without appropriate protection from Denmark.
Although Greenland is an independent nation, it is still the Denmark region, which means that Copenhagen oversees its security needs.
House in Nok, Greenland, March 27, 2025. Reuters/Leonard Voyager/Photo File
Greenland currently does not currently have its own army and will not be protected by NATO if she leaves Denmark, as she will officially need to apply for NATO membership as an independent country.
“There was an expansion in Security footprint In the security interests of Russia and China. “They do what they believe in is in their interest, the United States should do what I know in our interest – which is to make sure that Greenland is safe,” Vans said.
He added: “If Greenland does not have a self -determination, if the people of Greenland control their future by the Chinese Communist Party, it will not make their lives better, and most importantly, it will make America and the world … security is much weaker.”
US Vice President JD VANCE, with the second lady, Usha Vans, National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, his wife, former internal security adviser, Julia Nishawat and Energy Minister Chris Wright as they toured the Betific American Army Base in Greenland on March 28, 2025. (Jim Watson/Baraka via Reuters.)
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Vans said that Greenland has American weapons, not Chinese weapons, and that he believed that a partnership can be secured as soon as the nation votes in the Arctic for independence from Denmark.
while Some in Greenland They said they will be interested in securing a partnership with Washington that could include access to fishing corridors in exchange for defense guarantees, and Trump has indicated that it may be more interested in ground minerals and rare energy opportunities in the country.
However, Greenland, which is environmentally conscious, has previously prevented the European Union from concluding deals to reach those desired resources.
Vice President JD Vance arrives at the second air force after he toured the Pitufik Space base in the US Army on March 28, 2025, in Pitux, Greenland. The flight line was translated for the visit after a plan for a more comprehensive trip from Greenland and Denmark officials, which control foreign and defensive policy in semi -wealthy lands. (Photo by Jim Watson – Swimming pool / Getty photos)
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“When the president says we must be Greenland, he says this island is not safe,” Vans said. “Many people are interested in it. Many people play.
“Our message is very simple: Yes, the Greenland people will have a self -determination,” continued. “We hope to choose partnership with the United States.
“We are the only nation on the face of the earth that will respect their sovereignty and respect their security, because their security is our security to a large extent.”
