Kamal Ghorui
US President Donald Trump late Sunday once again strongly reiterated his desire to bring Greenland under American control, claiming that Denmark had failed to counter the “Russian threat” to the Arctic island and declaring that “now it is time, and it will be done.”In a post on Truth Social, Trump renewed his allegations against Denmark to justify his push for Greenland. He wrote, “Nato has been telling Denmark for 20 years that ‘you have to get the Russian threat away from Greenland.’ Unfortunately, Denmark has been unable to do anything about it. Now it is time, and it will be done!!!”
At the start of 2026, Trump has made his intentions increasingly clear. He began with a US strike on Venezuela that led to the ouster of President Nicolas Maduro, who was subsequently taken into American custody along with his wife. Trump then turned his attention to Greenland, saying the island should come under US control.However, both the Danish and Greenlandic governments have strongly opposed Trump’s proposal, with several European Union leaders also backing them and questioning the US president’s motives regarding the Arctic island.Earlier, Trump also threatened tariffs on any countries who don’t abide by his motive of acquiring Greenland.Meanwhile, the people of Greenland voiced their resistance to Trump by holding protests across the snow-covered island, among the first such demonstrations of its kind there.
