President Donald Trump has said "one way or the other, we’re going to have Greenland", as he and his administration have been considering a range of options, including military force, to acquire the semiautonomous region, which is part of Denmark. But Denmark has said if Trump "chooses to attack another NATO country militarily", the alliance could come to an end. 

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Greenland official calls it 'unfathomable' that the US is considering taking over the island

Greenland official calls it 'unfathomable' that the US is considering taking over the island

A senior Greenland government official says it's "unfathomable" that the United States is discussing taking over a NATO ally, and urged the Trump administration to listen to voices from the Arctic island nation. Naaja Nathanielsen, Greenland's minister for business and mineral resources, said people in Greenland are "very, very worried" over the administration's desire for control of Greenland. She spoke a day before a key meeting in Washington between foreign ministers of the semi-autonomous Danish territory and Denmark and top U.S. officials, at a time of increased tensions between the allies over the stepped-up U.S. rhetoric.

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