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A woman walks along a street in Nuuk, Greenland, March 5, 2025
RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin has said that US President Donald Trump’s push for control of Greenland is not surprising, given longstanding US interest in the mineral-rich territory.
Mr Trump angered much of Europe by suggesting that the US would take control of the self-governing, mineral-rich territory of Denmark by any means necessary.
Speaking at a policy forum in the Arctic port of Murmansk on Thursday, Mr Putin noted that Washington had first considered plans to win control of Greenland in the 19th century, then offered to buy it from Denmark after World War II.
Despite opposition from Greenland’s people and Denmark, Washington intends to control the Arctic territory one way or another. Strategic dominance, mineral wealth and military power are the driving forces at play, writes ROGER McKENZIE
