Greenlanders say they welcome reports the United States wants to invest in their island, but the money has to come without conditions.
FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2019, photo, large Icebergs float away as the sun rises near Kulusuk, Greenland. The Trump administration is poised to announce an expanded diplomatic presence in Greenland and a new assistance package for the vast island aimed at thwarting growing Chinese and Russian influence in the Arctic. The announcement, expected Thursday, April 23, 2020, will come less than a year after President Donald Trump drew derision for expressing an interest in buying Greenland.
“The United States has been caught napping and not seen Russia strengthening its military presence in the Arctic and China trying to make investments in Greenland,” he said. “They are now trying to get back at having a presence in the Arctic” and they are doing it “with a big fanfare.” Soeren Espersen of the opposition Danish People’s Party told Danish broadcaster DR that financial aid “is something you say about third world countries when you provide development aid. But Greenland is not a developing country. It is a Western democracy. I think it’s reprehensible.”
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