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The visit, which will include a security briefing and meetings with U.S. service members, comes as President Donald Trump continues to openly advocate for "buying" Greenland, a semi-autonomous territo...
From Newsweek
"We need Greenland. Very importantly, for international security, we have to have Greenland," Trump told reporters at the White House.
From U.S. News & World Report
European officials and outside experts have warned that the window of opportunity for greater U.S-Greenland cooperation closes the more President Donald Trump talks about annexation.
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