President Donald Trump says controlling Greenland is essential to prevent Russia and China from gaining more of a foothold in the Arctic.
But a number of concerned European officials and a growing, bipartisan contingent of lawmakers in Washington believe that Trump’s insistence that the U.S. take Greenland over the objection of Denmark, Greenlanders and other NATO allies is a boon for Russia and President Vladimir Putin — and strains an already fractious NATO alliance.
That contingent believes that Trump’s obsession with acquiring Greenland — and the shaky and varying reasons underpinning it — have diverted attention from Ukraine and even redirected resources to Greenland. That all complicates European efforts to maintain a strong, united front as the U.S. is pushing hard for a peace deal to end the war.
Trump’s stated reasons for taking Greenland are being picked apart – POLITICO