“The 47th US president-elect, Donald Trump, has appointed the co-founder of the online payment service PayPal, Kenneth Gowery, as the US ambassador to Denmark, and has expressed his desire for Greenland, which the country owns, to come under Washington’s control.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
The 47th US president-elect, Donald Trump, has appointed the co-founder of the online payment service PayPal, Kenneth Gowery, as the US ambassador to Denmark, and has expressed his desire for Greenland, which the country owns, to come under Washington’s control.
Source: Trump on the Truth Social social network, quoted by “European Truth”
Details: As the president-elect said when appointing Gower, the future US ambassador to Denmark was US ambassador to Sweden during his first term.
According to Trump, as the co-founder of PayPal and the Founders Fund venture fund, Goveri “turned American innovation and technological leadership into global success stories, and this experience will be invaluable in representing abroad.”
“In order to ensure national security and freedom around the world, the United States of America believes that possession and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity. Ken will do an excellent job representing the interests of the United States,” Trump wrote.
According to Axios, since 1867, the US government has repeatedly considered the possibility of buying or even tried to buy Greenland.
Greenland is geographically considered part of the continent of North America, but has close geopolitical ties with Europe and receives funding from the EU, as it has had the status of an autonomous overseas territory of Denmark since 1979.
The island has direct access to the Arctic, where there has long been a race between different countries for resources in the region.
Greenland is believed to have deposits of gold, silver, copper and uranium, and the waters off the island’s coast are believed by geologists to have great potential for oil production.
In addition, in recent years, Russia has also been trying to claim territory adjacent to Greenland’s exclusive economic zone.
Prehistory:
- In 2019, Trump thought about the idea of buyingand the island of Greenland, which belongs to Denmark.
- At the time, Danish politicians from across the political spectrum said Trump should forget the idea.
- At the same time, an ally from the entourage of the 45th US president confirmed that Trump voiced the idea of acquiring Greenland, but assured that the US president did not take it seriously.
- After that, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greenland said that the island was not for sale.