Picture Credit : @WhiteHouse/X
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt
The White House said that it is considering ‘a range of options’ to acquire Greenland, and that the use of military is not off the table, CNN reported, citing Karoline Leavitt .
According to CNN, Leavitt said that the US President has made it well-known that ‘acquiring Greenland is a national security priority of the United States’ and is important to deter the adversaries in the Arctic region.
“President Trump has made it well known that acquiring Greenland is a national security priority of the United States, and it’s vital to deter our adversaries in the Arctic region. The President and his team are discussing a range of options to pursue this important foreign policy goal, and of course, utilising the US Military is always an option at the Commander in Chief’s disposal,” Karoline Leavitt said in a statement to CNN.
On January 6, European leaders issued a joint statement pushing back against renewed remarks by US President Donald Trump on Greenland, asserting that security in the Arctic must be addressed collectively.
Emphasising a unified security framework, the statement said, “Security in the Arctic must therefore be achieved collectively, in conjunction with NATO allies including the United States, by upholding the principles of the UN Charter, including sovereignty, territorial integrity and the inviolability of borders. These are universal principles, and we will not stop defending them.”
The leaders further underscored Greenland’s political standing, stating, “Greenland belongs to its people. It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland.”
