Overview
- Reuters reporting cited by TAG24 says officials are discussing payments of $10,000 to $100,000 per person for Greenland’s roughly 57,000 residents, implying a total outlay between $570 million and $5.7 billion.
- White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Donald Trump is considering ways to purchase Greenland and noted that military means are “naturally” also an option.
- Vice President JD Vance urged Europe to take the plans seriously and announced a meeting next week between Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Danish representatives.
- RP Online highlights vast resources under Greenland’s ice, including rare earths, oil and gas, with analyses valuing extractable metals and minerals at about $2.7 trillion, or $4.4 trillion including hydrocarbons, as melting ice eases access and opens sea routes.
- Greenland’s autonomy within the Kingdom of Denmark, Copenhagen’s stance that the territory is not for sale, and local opposition to U.S. annexation raise significant legal and diplomatic hurdles, with experts warning of steep soft-power costs for Washington.