Trump announces major action 'in our beautiful new Greenland'

Trump: We will routinely shoot down there

"Large-scale exploration for oil, gas and minerals will soon begin in our new and beautiful Greenland! There are experts who say that the amount of easily accessible oil there is much greater than on almost any land, anywhere in the world, and more importantly - from the point of view of security in terms of defense and offensive (activities) of both the United States of America and Europe - (Greenland) is second to none," wrote Donald Trump on Wednesday morning (Polish time) on the Truth Social platform.

He also added that this area is of significant strategic importance in the event of a potential armed conflict.

"Any future attack on the United States will have to pass through Greenland, where our defenses will routinely shoot down drones, missiles, and any other form of weapon that hasn't even been invented yet. This gives us time, (suitable) location, and surveillance capabilities like nowhere else in the world!" – said Trump.

US agreement with Denmark and Greenland

The president's latest announcement refers to the security agreement signed by the US, Denmark and Greenland in September in New York. The agreement, concluded by Trump, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen, is intended to quell tensions caused by Washington's previous threats to take control of the island.