Trump is already studying the cost of capturing Greenland – WP
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The White House wants to evaluate how much America’s control of Greenland will cost against the background of numerous US President Donald Trump’s statements about the desire to seize the island.
Source: ”European Truth« With reference to The Washington Post
Details: According to the three interlocutors of the publication, the White House officials have taken some steps in recent weeks to determine the financial consequences of « Greenland accession » to the United States, including the cost of providing public services with 58,000 residents.
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Direct Language of a high -ranking white house: « The question is now discussing what costs and benefits for the United States of America, if we buy Greenland. How much will we cost Greenland as the United States territory? »
According to him, the cost analysis is based on « whether the inhabitants of Greenland will vote and whether they support it. »
Also, employees of the White House budget department are trying to understand what US budget revenue could bring the island’s natural resources.
Yes, according to WP, officials think that the Greenland government is more profitable than Denmark is offered to it, which is currently subsidizing services on the island worth about $ 600 million a year.
The publication notes that all this is evidenced by the fact that the ambitions of the administration for the acquisition of Greenland go beyond Trump’s reflection and begin to be reflected in the US government policy.
According to the WP source, from all the potential acquisitions that Trump spoke about, including Canada and Panama Canal, « he views Greenland as the easiest. »
At the same time, the White House representative noted that the acquisition of Greenland is not the most important thing in the US National Security.
According to him, it will be possible after the end of the war between Russia and Ukraine, ensuring peace in Israel and Gas and restraint of Iran – all points on the agenda this year.
Prehistory:
- Recently, US Vice-Cresident Ji Di Vance visited Greenland with his wife Ushi and talked with military personnel on a military base on a Pytufffy on the northwestern Greenland coast. While there, he said that Denmark « worked poorly in favor of the people of Greenland. »
- Vance also repeated Presidential statement Trump that the island is vital to the US national security. The vast majority of the population opposes Greenland.
- The next day after Vass’s visit to Greenland, several hundred people gathered near the American Embassy in Copenhagen, expressing protest against the intentions of the US Take control of Greenland.
