Reference News Network, January 5 report. According to AFP, on January 4, the United States President Trump said he "absolutely" needed Greenland, and Denmark called on the United States to stop "threatening" Greenland on the same day. Previously, Washington had forcibly taken control of the Venezuelan leader.

Washington's military intervention in Venezuela has once again raised concerns about Greenland, as Trump has repeatedly clearly stated his desire for Greenland to become part of the United States.

On the evening of January 4, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said in a statement: "I must clearly tell the United States: The idea that the United States should control Greenland is absolutely absurd." She called on Washington to stop "threatening its historical ally."

American European allies are deeply concerned about Trump's dispatching of troops to attack Caracas on the 3rd and forcibly taking control of President Maduro of Venezuela, who is currently detained in New York.

Regarding the issue of Greenland, Trump claimed that considering Greenland's strategic location in the Arctic, it would be in the U.S. national security interest for this Danish territory to become part of the United States.

Greenland is also rich in key mineral resources that can be used in high-tech fields.

According to the Atlantic magazine, on the 4th, Trump was asked during a phone interview with the magazine about the impact of the military action in Venezuela on Greenland, and he said that it should be decided by others. "They must make their own judgment. I really don't know."

He added: "But we do need Greenland, absolutely need it. We need it for defense."

Later on the 3rd, the White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller's wife Katie Miller posted a controversial image on X, which showed Greenland with the American flag. The post contained only one word: "Soon."

The prime minister of the Greenland self-government, Jens Frederiksen Nielsen, called the post "disrespectful." On X, he said: "The relationship between the country and the people is based on mutual respect and international law, not on symbolic gestures that ignore our status and rights." (Translated by Wenyi)

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