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·
    4 个月前

    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·
      4 个月前

      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·
      4 个月前

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