Greenland refused to become part of the United States

The Greenland government has said it will “under no circumstances agree” with US President Donald Trump’s desire to take control of the island, The Guardian reports .

Separately, the authorities of Greenland, which is a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, referred to the words of NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. He said during a visit to Croatia that the alliance is already working on practical steps that can strengthen security in the Arctic without US intervention.

“Everyone in the alliance agrees: The Arctic region and its security are important because we know that opening up sea routes carries the risk that the Russians and Chinese will become more active. We are now discussing the next step, that is, how to ensure that these discussions have a practical continuation,” Rutte said.

At the same time, Bloomberg reports that the current week will determine the future of the island and will be decisive in the issue of Greenland joining the United States. Thus, American Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet with the Foreign Ministers of Denmark and Greenland Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Vivian Motzfeldt. This will be followed by a meeting of a group of US senators with the Foreign Policy Committee of the Danish Parliament in Copenhagen.

In parallel, Germany will join the negotiations, which, as Bloomberg writes, will propose creating a joint NATO mission to protect the Arctic region. They plan to call it “Arctic Guardian”.

Earlier, Trump's special envoy for Greenland Jeff Landry said Denmark ignored United Nations norms by illegally "occupying" Greenland.

The White House also discussed, as Reuters writes, the possibilityof paying each resident of Greenland a one-time payment of $100,000 in hopes of persuading them to support the island's secession from Denmark.