The Trump administration explained Greenland's importance to the U.S.

Greenland is important for the national security of the United States. Mike Walz, the president's future national security adviser, said on January 8.

"You have Russia, which is trying to become king of the Arctic with over 60 icebreakers, some of which are nuclear-powered. We have two, and one just caught fire," Reuters quotes him as saying.

As "Gazeta.Ru" specifies, we are talking about minerals and natural resources.

"As the polar glaciers melt, the Chinese are now building icebreakers and advancing there, so it's oil and gas. That's our national security," Walz noted.

On the eve of the American Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that the desire of US President-elect Donald Trump to establish control over Greenland is "not the best" idea. He noted that establishing control over the island will not materialize.

Earlier, on January 8, the media reported on Trump's desire to establish control over Greenland to send a "strong signal" to Beijing.

Prior to that, on January 7, Aja Chemnitz, a member of the Danish Greenlandic parliament, said that Greenland is not for sale and will not be sold. However, he noted that Denmark could work more closely with the United States on business development.

On December 22, 2024, Trump, announcing the appointment of an ambassador to Denmark, called it an "absolute necessity" for the United States to own and control Greenland. The American politician expressed interest in buying Greenland from Denmark back in 2019. Then he received a rejection. Members of the Danish Parliament condemned the return of the American president-elect to the topic of buying the island, called his statement unacceptable and characterized these words as a "cynical superpower policy".