Within NATO, there are plans to propose to US President Donald Trump a significant expansion of the allied military presence in the Arctic, writes A2 CNN. This is what the German news agency DPA emphasizes. Officials within the North Atlantic alliance believe that Trump bases his interest in the world's largest island primarily on American security interests.
US security interests could also be served by a significantly stronger NATO presence in the region, the military alliance says. Especially since Americans could participate in the increased presence. In principle, Trump is rightly concerned about Greenland in view of Russian and Chinese activities in the Arctic.
Greenland is strategically interesting due to its wealth of raw materials and as a base for military control of the Arctic. In addition, with increasing climate change, shipping routes are becoming more accessible, at least in the summer.
According to sources within the alliance, the initiative for Trump is currently the subject of informal talks for German media. Therefore, the basis for the increased presence could be new defense plans approved as early as 2023. These classified documents foresee an increase in preventive and defensive capabilities in the far north.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio reiterated on Thursday that Trump is serious about his plans to annex Greenland. "This is not a joke," Rubio said in an interview with US media. According to his analysis, Trump wants to buy the large island, which belongs to the EU country Denmark, and not make it part of the United States by military force. "President Trump has described what he wants to do, and that is to buy it," Rubio said of Greenland. This is not about taking land. Making Greenland part of the United States is "in our national interest" and the issue needs to be resolved, Rubio said. (A2 Televizion)
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