Trump says ‘massive’ oil and gas drilling is about to begin in Greenland
Since returning to the White House, Trump has repeatedly threatened to take control of Greenland, an autonomous part of Denmark, or to access its natural resources – including its vast and untapped minerals, angering close European and NATO partners.
The agreement, which makes small changes to a 1951 treaty that gives the US permission to station troops in Greenland as part of NATO’s defense, makes no explicit mention of oil or gas, but acknowledges “minerals cooperation” and “cooperation on economic development and business promotion,” with no further specifics, according a text of the agreement published on the White House’s website.
Last month the US, Denmark, and Greenland reached an agreement intended to help resolve tensions following Trump’s threats to annex the strategically located island.
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