A massive increase in defense spending is set to hit Greenland in a move that would allow the Artic territory to fortify its military’s strength.The announcement came just hours after President-elect Donald Trump again insisted that the United States should acquire the semi-autonomous part of Denmar...
  • ExtremeDullard
    42·
    3 months ago

    After Trump’s comment, if I was the Greenland PM, I would order Pituffik Space Base closed immediately. It’s not safe to keep US military personnel on Greenland soil anymore.

    • Piment [they/them, comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
      212·
      3 months ago

      I’m not fully sure the PM of Greenland even gets to decide on something like that as it is an autonomous region of Denmark, while autonomous it is still a colonial region of a European country that is in NATO, Trump annexing them would only hurt their people, but don’t be mistaken it is not a sovereign country currently, most of it’s diplomatic relations take place in Copenhagen

    • danekrae@lemmy.world
      103·
      3 months ago

      That was my first thought. But that is just what putin wants, and probably why he told the useful idiot to say this.