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Trump revives argument that U.S. should control Greenland as NATO leaders gather

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the U.S., not Denmark, should control Greenland, reviving a stance that has ‌caused tensions among NATO allies just as leaders of the alliance gathered for a summit in Turkey.

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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the U.S., not Denmark, should control Greenland, reviving a stance that has caused tensions among NATO allies just as leaders of the alliance gathered for a summit in Turkey. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday Greenland should be controlled by the United States, not Denmark, reviving a stance that has caused tensions among NATO allies just as leaders of the alliance gathered for a summit in Turkey. Trump's assertions that the U.S. must acquire or control Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory, have long strained relations between Washington and Copenhagenboth founding NATO membersand more broadly U.S. ties with Europe. "That should be controlled by the United States, not by Denmark," Trump said of Greenland in comments to reporters during a meeting with Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan. Carney touts increasing defence spending as Trump threatens Greenland at NATO summit Hours later, also speaking in Ankara, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said she expected allies to respect the sovereignty of the Danish Kingdom and accept that Greenland was not for sale.

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