Russia's Arctic militarization behind Trump's focus on Greenland
Russian nuclear submarines patrol the Arctic seas, while a growing fleet of nuclear-powered ice breakers projects Kremlin power across the region. China and Russia have conducted joint military drills in the Arctic. Beijing is also seeking access to valuable minerals beneath the ice.
As Russia and China Step Up Arctic Presence, Greenland Grows In Importance For U.S.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is once again making waves with his pursuit of Greenland, this time refusing to rule out using force to gain control of the Arctic island from ally Denmark. But Washington had been interested in Greenland long before Trump came along.
From the Reconstruction era to the Cold War, multiple administrations have tried (and failed) to acquire the Arctic island.
Trump said in a press conference this week that he would not rule out using military force to seize Greenland.
Russia once floated the idea of the U.S. acquiring Greenland in a forged fundraising letter sent to Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton ...
One European diplomat told Axios that Denmark was widely seen as America’s closest ally in the European Union, and that no ...
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Russia eyes Greenland: Kremlin's new geopolitical ambitionGeopolitical tensions surrounding Greenland are escalating, with Russia seeking to insert itself into the American-Danish ...
President-elect Donald Trump's recent comments on Greenland has put the world's largest island, a district of Denmark, to the ...
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Pursuing our own national interest has been a priority since our nation’s founding. President Thomas Jefferson made the ...
Europe has so far not commented on Trump’s statements on Canada and Greenland, but any further move in this regard, ...
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