The reason why Trump loves Greenland at all costs (also related to Putin)

The giant landmass in the north is covered in snow and a thick layer of ice, has only 56,865 inhabitants - and yet it is currently becoming the focus of global politics. Because Donald Trump really wants Greenland, no matter the cost!

The idea sounds absurd, but Trump is apparently serious: ownership and control of Greenland is "an absolute necessity."

It's clear he's willing to go to great lengths for this! When asked by reporters whether he could rule out military or economic pressure, he said on Tuesday: 'No, I can't assure you of that.'

He doesn't even know if Denmark has a legal claim to Greenland: 'If so, they should give it up because we need Greenland for national security.'

But why is the world's largest island (2.16 million square kilometers), which is a largely autonomous region of Denmark, so important to Americans?

Greenland would be a significant victory for the United States in the race with China and Russia for the mineral resources of the north. On the coast there are large deposits of gold, platinum, copper, as well as rubies and diamonds. In addition to oil and gas, deposits of rare minerals have been discovered, important for electric cars and wind turbines, as well as for military purposes.

Klaus Dodds, a professor of geopolitics at the University of London, highlighted this to CNN. "There's no doubt that Trump and his advisers are very concerned about China's approach," Dodds told the broadcaster.

Greenland offers a potentially rich source of these critical minerals. China currently dominates global production of rare earths and has threatened to restrict exports of critical minerals and associated technologies - an issue that has become particularly explosive at the moment.

According to the Wall Street Journal, several Trump advisers have long acknowledged that there is no chance of a Greenland sale happening.

However, they see an expansion of the US presence on the island through economic investment and a greater military presence as an opportunity to gain a stronger foothold there and counter the growing influence of China and Russia.

A decades-old agreement gives the Pentagon access to an Arctic base in southern Greenland with an airfield, radar and other equipment used to detect potential missile launches.

Of course, Trump's ideas are not well received in Denmark. King Frederik made a statement and changed the coat of arms of Greenland - a three-crown element was removed and a small polar bear was significantly enlarged. The polar bear is the heraldic animal of Greenland.

There is widespread discontent in Scandinavia over Trump's claims. The Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten writes: Trump's rhetoric is uncomfortably similar to that of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin...