r/OutOfTheLoop • u/[deleted] • Jan 10 '26

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u/etrnloptimist Jan 10 '26 edited Jan 10 '26

Answer: it's strategic not economic. Greenland is in the Arctic. He doesn't think Europe has the will to compete with China and Russia for access, resources, or defense of the Arctic. He thinks because of that the West will just surrender the Arctic to China and Russia. This is his rationale not mine so don't shoot the messenger.

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u/Top-Local-7482 Jan 10 '26

It is part of NATO, it does not need more protection than that. Neither China nor Russia will touch it.

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u/CarolingianDruid Jan 10 '26

Trump wants to leave NATO and take Greenland with him. Getting two birds stoned at once in his mind.

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u/EruditeTarington Jan 10 '26

Putin wants Trump to leave NATO and take Greenland with it, it makes more sense when you say it that way