US president Donald Trump, Denmark’s prime minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland’s prime minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen show signed documents during the signing ceremony for a trilateral Arctic security agreement between the US, Denmark and Greenland in New York. (EPA Images pic)WASHINGTON: US president Donald Trump said Wednesday that oil, gas and mineral exploration was preparing to begin in Greenland, and hailed the Arctic island's position for US and European security.
Washington signed a security deal with the leaders of Greenland and Denmark after Trump threatened to take Copenhagen's strategically important Arctic Circle territory by force.
Greenland, which lies on the shortest route for missiles between Russia and the US, represents a highly strategic location for Trump's desired "Golden Dome" defense shield.
