ANKARA, Turkey, July 7 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Greenland should be controlled by the United States, not Denmark, as NATO leaders gathered for a summit in Turkey.
Trump’s assertions that the U.S. must acquire or control Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory, sparked tensions between Washington and Copenhagen – both founding NATO members – and more broadly across Europe. The issue has since moved to a diplomatic track.
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