Global leaders watched with bated breath on Wednesday as U.S. President Donald Trump gave a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Amid escalating tensions over Trump’s desire for the United States to take ownership of Greenland, the U.S. president said that while he views the semi-autonomous Danish territory as necessary for U.S. security and called for immediate negotiations to acquire it, he would not attempt to seize it by force.
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Trump Pursues His Greenland Ambitions
Global leaders watched with bated breath on Wednesday as U.S. President Donald Trump gave a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Amid escalating tensions over Trump’s desire for the United States to take ownership of Greenland, the U.S. president said that while he views the semi-autonomous Danish territory as necessary for U.S.
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