U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. © Getty Images
The United States must take control of Greenland as European states are besides weak to defend this strategical Arctic island in a possible future conflict, said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. He suggested that Washington's partners would yet “accept” this idea.
U.S. president Donald Trump has long sought American control of Greenland – an autonomous Danish territory with about 56,000 inhabitants – arguing that the island is crucial for defending the US against Russia and China.
Trump's pressures sparked a serious conflict between Washington and his European NATO partners who rejected any changes in Greenland's position and warned that US force undermines global law and block unity.
In a Sunday interview with NBC Bessent, he one more time described Greenland as key to US defence in the upcoming ‘the conflict of the Arctic’, stressing that Washington did not "will order its national safety outside".
"In the future, this fight for the Arctic will become real" said Bessent.
"If there were an attack on Greenland from Russia, from another area, we would be involved.
So now, peace through force, let Greenland be part of the United States."
"We are the strongest country in the world. Europeans plan weakness. The US is designing strength” – added, arguing, that European countries have shown that they cannot defy Russia" Ukraine.
According to Bessent, European leaders yet ‘yes’ to the U.S. position and the request to stay under Washington's safety umbrella, again pointing to the crisis in Ukraine.
"What would happen in Ukraine if the US withdrew its support?
The full case would collapse” – said, calling the choice between Greenland and NATO "false."
Trump threatened with duties on 8 European countries opposed to its action in Greenland, as tensions proceed to rise.
The EU has expressed its support for Denmark and is considering its own retaliation package, although Germany has withdrawn its tiny troops from the island due to an impasse.
Russia, which has a immense presence in the Arctic but is thousands of kilometres from Greenland, called the situation "extraordinary’, stating that it considers the island to be the territory of Denmark.
Translated by Google Translator
Source:https://www.rt.com/news/6311311-us-greenland-europe-weak/
