Trump hails oil and gas exploration in ‘our new and beautiful Greenland’ – months after threatening to invade

The Independent and MS NOW report that President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that large-scale oil, gas and mineral exploration is about to start in what he called "our new and beautiful Greenland," a territory he has repeatedly threatened to seize. The claim matters because Washington's push for control of the island is still unsettled, and any extraction plan would need sign-off from both Denmark and Greenland's government, according to MS NOW, according to MS NOW · The Independent.

MS NOW notes that Trump gave no specifics and that harsh weather and difficult geology have kept any large extraction project from succeeding there. It says the post followed his Wasilla, Alaska, appearance for Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, who faces former Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola. A security deal signed last month, MS NOW adds, grants no exclusive exploration or mining rights.

The Independent says the deal opens the way for new U.S. bases at Mestersvig and Narsarsuaq, and still needs a second parliamentary reading in Greenland. It reports that Pele Broberg of Naleraq objected that no fixed payment is guaranteed, while Vivian Motzfeldt of Demokraatit said Greenland gained protection at no cost. It also describes a dispute over Texas-based Greenland Energy's drilling plans, which Greenland's authorities postponed.

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