US weighs military takeover of Greenland | ABC NEWS

Описание: The White House says it is considering options including military action to annex Greenland, as the US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro stoked fears of another US attack on foreign soil.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says US President Donald Trump sees obtaining Greenland as a ‘necessary security priority’.
Trump confidant Stephen Miller claims Greenland is an ‘illegitimate’ part of Denmark and his wife Katie Miller recently posted a map on social media showing Greenland as a US territory.
Major European powers such as the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain have rallied behind Greenland and reaffirmed the right of its citizens to determine the future of the Arctic island.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has warned any military attack on the Danish territory would spell the end of NATO.
ABC Americas Editor John Lyons says the future of the defence pact is ‘in danger’.

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