Donald Trump Jr lands in Greenland as president-elect dad wants America to BUY territory
VLADIMIR Putin has desperately hit back at Donald Trump after he refused to rule out using military action to potentially seize Greenland.
These strong words have ruffled The Kremlin’s feathers as Putin’s men told Trump they were “watching”. The Arctic has increasingly become the object of a struggle between international superpowers as Russia and China have both ramped up efforts to take control of the area. Both Germany and France made surprise warnings to the president-elect against using force to possibly take the ice island.
According to Greenland's foreign affairs department, his trip was an unofficial visit and only latest just a few hours, with no formal meetings.Despite this, chatter that Trump's eldest son could be window shopping for Greenland did not stop.“I am hearing that the people of Greenland are ‘MAGA'," the incoming commander-in-chief wrote.
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