{"id":2198434,"date":"2026-10-14T06:59:41","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T03:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2198434"},"modified":"2026-10-14T06:59:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T03:59:41","slug":"trump-hails-greenland-as-second-to-none-for-security-of-us-and-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2198434","title":{"rendered":"Trump hails Greenland as &#8216;second to none&#8217; for security of US and Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/95\/12\/81\/1200x675_cmsv2_14f2bb03-7a3b-5c93-8755-de66c341aaac-9951281.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2933699-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2933699\" data-cid=\"9952444\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2933699-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/95\/19\/71\/189x106_cmsv2_3edb9609-ff6b-5d19-b560-8a7184b7ce8d-9951971.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\u00a9\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Destinations<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    How Azerbaijan is building its next chapter in tourism\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2933677-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2933677\" data-cid=\"9952398\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2933677-label-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/95\/23\/98\/189x106_cmsv2_7c611470-4fef-53c2-9361-372f28202f56-9952398.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Latest news bulletin | October 14th, 2026 \u2013 Evening\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Top News Stories Today<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Latest news bulletin | October 14th, 2026 \u2013 Evening\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2933618-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1\" data-nid=\"2933618\" data-cid=\"9952383\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2933618-label-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/95\/20\/05\/189x106_cmsv2_b12b32bd-b8c7-5794-8dbc-a13e158c97e2-9952005.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Dingolfing-Landau district archaeology department\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Culture news<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    The 7,000 year old skeleton baffling German archaeologists\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2933626-pos4-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1\" data-nid=\"2933626\" data-cid=\"9952025\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2933626-label-pos4-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/95\/20\/25\/189x106_cmsv2_88acfe0b-36a2-534d-8938-a32f5a642bb2-9952025.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Cyberattacks on several French supermarkets took place over the weekend. 14 October, 2026.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Europe News<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Thousands of supermarket fridges still exposed after cyberattacks\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"helper-site-row o-article-newsy\">\n<div class=\"helper-site-container o-article-newsy__container\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__main\">\n<header class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__header\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs\">\n<div id=\"adb-article-breadcrumb\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs__list\">\n<p>                          Europe<\/p>\n<p>                          Europe News<\/p><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<h1 class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            Trump hails Greenland as &#8216;second to none&#8217; 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President Donald Trump hailed Greenland as &#8220;second to none&#8221; for US and European security on Wednesday, saying any future attack on America would have to pass through the Arctic island.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Greenland &#8220;from a Security Purpose in the Defence and Offence of both the United States of America, and Europe, is second to none,&#8221; Trump said in a post on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<p>He added any future attacks on the US would have to come across Greenland, &#8220;where our Defence will routinely knock down drones, missiles, or any other form of weapon not yet even conceived.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Trump also said that oil, gas and mineral exploration was preparing to begin in Greenland.<\/p>\n<p>Washington signed a security deal with the leaders of Greenland and Denmark after Trump threatened to take Copenhagen&#8217;s strategically important Arctic Circle territory by force.<\/p>\n<p>Greenland, which lies on the shortest route for missiles between Russia and the United States, represents a highly strategic location for Trump&#8217;s desired &#8220;Golden Dome&#8221; defence shield.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.771978021978022\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div 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beautiful Greenland!&#8221; Trump said in a post on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<p>Citing experts, Trump said &#8220;the amount of easily available Oil is far greater than that of almost&#8230;anywhere in the World.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He did not give details of prospective American involvement.<\/p>\n<p>In August, media reports of a US oil company&#8217;s preparatory operations in a remote region of eastern Greenland left locals and authorities on the island uneasy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\" id=\"abe-article-related-1\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Von der Leyen tries to counter Trump with \u20ac200 million investment in Greenland<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Trump says he will &#8216;control&#8217; Greenland after deal is reached, is he right?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Trump signed a security deal with the leaders of Greenland and Denmark on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York in September.<\/p>\n<p>Under the terms of the deal, shared online by the Danish Foreign Ministry, the US will be permitted to expand its military presence on Greenland through the modernisation and enlargement of its current Pituffik Space Base and the establishment of new defence areas at Narsarsuaq and Mestersvig.<\/p>\n<p>It will also allow the US &#8220;free access to and movement between&#8221; defence areas across Greenland, &#8220;including the Territorial Waters, by land, air and sea.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>American aircraft may also fly over and land in any territory on the island, it states.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/95\/12\/81\/808x539_cmsv2_29c1b76f-b8b8-5e15-aaaf-83c35e3c8cbe-9951281.jpg\" alt=\"US President Donald Trump, Denmark\u2019s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland&apos;s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen at the UN in New York, 22 September, 2026\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">US President Donald Trump, Denmark\u2019s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland&#8217;s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen at the UN in New York, 22 September, 2026<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Both Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland\u2019s Premier Jens-Frederik Nielsen welcomed the agreement, which stopped short of Trump&#8217;s wish to seize the territory for the US, a move he had argued was essential for the US&#8217; &#8220;national security.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Frederiksen said the deal &#8220;strengthens our common security in the Arctic and the North Atlantic Area,&#8221; while Nielsen said it was &#8220;to the benefit of us all.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The US is reported to have had 17 military facilities and over 10,000 troops on Greenland at the height of the Cold War.<\/p>\n<p>It currently operates just one base on the island, the Pituffik Space Base, which is used for missile warning, missile defence and space surveillance missions, per the US Space Force.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<footer class=\"perf-cv-auto c-article-contributors c-article-contributors-supplementary u-margin-top-2 u-padding-top-2\">\n<p>Additional sources<strong> \u2022 AFP<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<p>                                  Go to accessibility shortcuts<\/p>\n<div 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for US and European security on Wednesday, saying any future attack on America would have to pass through the Arctic island.Greenland &#8220;from a Security Purpose in the Defence and Offence of both the United States of America, and Europe, is second to none,&#8221; Trump said in a post on Truth Social.He added any future attacks on the US would have to come across Greenland, &#8220;where our Defence will routinely knock down drones, missiles, or any other form of weapon not yet even conceived.&#8221;Trump also said that oil, gas and mineral exploration was preparing to begin in Greenland.Washington signed a security deal with the leaders of Greenland and Denmark after Trump threatened to take Copenhagen&#8217;s strategically important Arctic Circle territory by force.Greenland, which lies on the shortest route for missiles between Russia and the United States, represents a highly strategic location for Trump&#8217;s desired &#8220;Golden Dome&#8221; defence shield.It also has untapped rare earth deposits and could be a critical player as melting polar ice opens up new shipping routes.&#8221;Massive Oil, Gas, and Mineral Exploration is getting ready to begin in our new and beautiful Greenland!&#8221; Trump said in a post on Truth Social.Citing experts, Trump said &#8220;the amount of easily available Oil is far greater than that of almost&#8230;anywhere in the World.&#8221;He did not give details of prospective American involvement.In August, media reports of a US oil company&#8217;s preparatory operations in a remote region of eastern Greenland left locals and authorities on the island uneasy.Trump signed a security deal with the leaders of Greenland and Denmark on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York in September.Under the terms of the deal, shared online by the Danish Foreign Ministry, the US will be permitted to expand its military presence on Greenland through the modernisation and enlargement of its current Pituffik Space Base and the establishment of new defence areas at Narsarsuaq and Mestersvig.It will also allow the US &#8220;free access to and movement between&#8221; defence areas across Greenland, &#8220;including the Territorial Waters, by land, air and sea.&#8221;American aircraft may also fly over and land in any territory on the island, it states.Both Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland\u2019s Premier Jens-Frederik Nielsen welcomed the agreement, which stopped short of Trump&#8217;s wish to seize the territory for the US, a move he had argued was essential for the US&#8217; 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