WASHINGTON, October 14 (ANI) — U.S. President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that large-scale oil, gas and mineral exploration is set to begin in Greenland, a month after Washington reached an agreement with Denmark and Greenland to strengthen defense and Arctic security cooperation. He reiterated the island’s strategic importance to the United States and Europe.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump highlighted Greenland’s potential energy and mineral resources, as well as its geographic importance in defending the United States and Europe against potential security threats.
“Massive Oil, Gas, and Mineral Exploration is getting ready to begin in our new and beautiful Greenland! There are experts who say that the amount of easily available oil is far greater than that of almost any land anywhere in the world and, even more importantly, from a security perspective in the defense and offense of both the United States of America and Europe, is second to none. Any future attack on the United States will have to come across Greenland, where our defense will routinely knock down drones, missiles or any other form of weapon not yet even conceived. It gives us time, location and sightline like nowhere else in the world!” Trump said.
The announcement comes amid heightened international attention to Greenland’s strategic position in the Arctic and follows months of diplomatic friction over the territory’s security and its significance to Washington.
Last month, Trump joined Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen to sign an agreement aimed at strengthening defense and Arctic security cooperation. The agreement
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