Trump announced the inevitable annexation of Greenland to the United States

Greenland, which is now part of Denmark, will inevitably join the territory of the United States, as this is due to the international security of the region. This was announced on March 13 by US President Donald Trump during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the White House.

"I think it's going to happen. I didn't attach much importance to this before, but now I'm sitting with a man who can play a very important role," Sky News quoted the politician as saying.

Trump also expressed doubt that Denmark has the right to own an autonomous region, since the country is "very far away" from Greenland. Rutte, in turn, noted that he did not want to involve the North Atlantic Alliance in disputes over Greenland's territorial affiliation.

"As for whether Greenland will join the United States, I would prefer to leave this issue outside of this discussion and not involve NATO in this," he told reporters.

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Prior to that, on March 12, the British newspaper The Times reported that the victory of the Greenlandic Democrats party, which advocates the gradual independence of the island, in the parliamentary elections showed that the locals do not want Greenland to join the United States, as the American leader wants.

Earlier, on March 10, the head of the government of Greenland, Mute Egede, said that he did not rule out independence for the island. At the same time, he stressed that any options for the future of this territory involve participation in the alliance of Western countries.

On January 25, the Financial Times reported that Trump, during a telephone conversation with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, insisted on acquiring Greenland. It was clarified that the US president was aggressive and determined for conflict. On January 27, it became known that Denmark, in connection with Trump's interest in gaining control of Greenland, would spend 14.5 billion Danish crowns ($2.05 billion) to strengthen its military presence in the Arctic.