Critical minerals are big part of Donald Trump’s fixation

Critical minerals are big part of Donald Trump’s fixation

An aircraft alledgedly carrying US businessman Donald Trump Jr. arrives in Nuuk, Greenland on January 7, 2025. Emil Stach | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s pursuit to acquire Greenland could well be motivated by critical minerals, with mining executives and researchers describing the island’s massive resource potential as an “enormous opportunity.” Trump’s … Read more

EU will not allow attacks on Greenland, French foreign minister says

EU will not allow attacks on Greenland, French foreign minister says

France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, pictured on January 3, 2025, has said the EU will not tolerate attacks on its territory after Donald Trump called for the U.S. to take control of Greenland.  Omar Haj Kadour | Afp | Getty Images The European Union will not tolerate attacks within its borders, France’s foreign minister said … Read more

Why Trump’s pursuit of Greenland could be cheered on by Russia

Why Trump’s pursuit of Greenland could be cheered on by Russia

Donald Trump confirmed on January 6, 2024 that his eldest son Don Jr plans to visit Greenland, two weeks after the U.S. president-elect suggested that Washington annex the autonomous Danish territory. Ida Marie Odgaard | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s ongoing pursuit of Greenland may have raised the hackles of Denmark, which … Read more