Trump may offer $1 million per person to bring Greenland into US — Daily Mail
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US President Donald Trump says he agreed on the framework of a future deal regarding control over Greenland. He intends to offer the island's residents money in exchange for agreeing to join the United States, according to the Daily Mail.
Trump held talks with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. Then it became known that US tariffs had been canceled for several European countries, and new plans were announced for Greenland.
Specifically, the Daily Mail writes that Trump is considering offering the residents of Greenland (population 57,000) $1 million each — £750,000 or €850,000 — if they vote to join the United States.
Last night, NATO military officers discussed an agreement under which Denmark would cede small areas of Greenlandic territory to the US, where it could build military bases.
According to The New York Times, officials compared the proposal to Britain's military bases in Cyprus, which are considered sovereign British territories.
Trump tells reporters that this was "the ultimate long–term deal." When asked how long, he replied: "Infinite. There is no time limit. It's a deal that's forever."
Trump wants Greenland
After the special operation in Venezuela, Trump began to declare that the United States really needs Greenland. The island, in his opinion, is surrounded by Chinese and Russian submarines, so Greenland is necessary for America for national security purposes, the head of the White House claimed.
However, neither Denmark, which is in alliance with autonomous Greenland, nor the island's authorities themselves agreed to Trump's proposal to join the United States.
The US President did not rule out even a military scenario regarding Greenland, but then decided to apply economic pressure—imposing tariffs on European countries that do not agree to US control over the Arctic island.
Although some predicted the collapse of NATO against the backdrop of developments in Greenland, on January 22, Trump held talks with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, who shares the American leader's concerns about security in the Arctic and potential threats from Russia and China.
Trump, for his part, said he had changed his mind about tariffs for a number of European countries, as a solution to the dispute over Greenland had been found—an agreement with the Alliance.
