8 hours agoTrump repeats calling to buy Greenland
Periskopi(a year ago)
(a year ago)US President-elect Donald Trump has reiterated his request during his first mandate for the United States to buy Greenland from Denmark. The request extends the list of allied countries with which he has disagreements before taking office on January 20th. In a communique Sunday, where he announced the appointment of ambassador [...]
In a communiqué on Sunday where he announced the appointment of his ambassador to Denmark, Mr. Trump wrote that, “for national security and freedom purposes worldwide, the United States of America thinks Greenland's ownership and control is an absolute imperative”.
Before mentioning Greenland, Mr. Trump suggested over the weekend that the United States could regain control over the Panama Canal unless something is done to reduce transport costs on this important water route that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
He has also suggested that Canada become the 51st state of the United States and referred to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as “guverner” of Canada's big “ ”.
Greenland, the largest island in the world, is located between the Atlantic Ocean and the Arctic. Eighty percent of its territory is covered by a layer of ice. There is also a large American military base. Greenland gained autonomy from Denmark in 1979, and its government head, Múte Bourup Egede, said Mr. Trump's recent calls to take over the island are as meaningless as those made in his first term.
“Gronland is ours. We are not for sale and will never be for sale”, he said in a statement. “We should not lose our multi-year freedom struggle. ”
President Donald Trump cancelled his 2019 visit to Denmark after his offer to buy Greenland was rejected by Copenhagen.
He also suggested on Sunday that the United States is being damaged” in the Panama Canal.
“If the moral and legal principles of giving the Panama Canal control are not implemented, then we will ask that it be returned to the United States of America, completely, quickly and without question”, he said.
Panama President José Raul Mulino responded in a video statement that “every square meter of the channel belongs to Panama, and this will continue without a change of”. Mr. Trump answered his social media page saying: “We'll see if that's what's really going to happen! ”
The president-elect also posted a picture of an American flag placed in the canal area under the sentence: “Welcome to the U.S. Channel! ”
The United States built the channel in the early 1900 ' s but restored its control of Panama on December 31, 1999, according to a treaty signed in 1977 by President Jimmy Carter.
The canal faced the droughts of 2023, forcing it to significantly reduce the number of daily passings of ships. With fewer ships, managers also raised tariffs to use the channel.
President-elect Trump long ago published a photo of him on a mountaintop near a Canadian flag along with the inscription “the Canadians want Canada to become the 51st (United) state”.
Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau suggested Mr. Trump was joking about his country's annexation, but the pair met recently at Mr. Trump's club in Mar-a-Lago, in Florida. The meeting was held after Mr. Trump's threats to impose a 25% fee for all Canadian goods.
