Trump Announces Start of Oil and Gas Plunder of Greenland

The U.S. president claimed that large-scale extraction of oil, gas, and minerals from Greenland will begin soon, remarks made amid recent tensions over the future of this self-governing island under Danish sovereignty.

In a message on the social network Truth Social, US President Donald Trump claimed that "massive exploitation of oil, gas and minerals in Greenland is about to begin", but did not provide further details about the operation.

He wrote in this message: "There are experts who say that the amount of oil that can be easily extracted is much more than almost any other land anywhere in the world."

Since returning to the White House, Trump has repeatedly threatened to take Greenland, an autonomous region under Danish rule, under American control or gain access to its natural resources, including vast and untapped mineral deposits. These threats have angered America's close European partners and NATO allies.

Researchers have previously announced that the extraction of Greenland's minerals will be very difficult and expensive; Because many of the reserves of this island are located in remote areas north of the Arctic Circle, which are covered by a layer of polar ice about one mile thick, equivalent to 1.6 kilometers. About 80% of this island is covered with ice.

Last month, the United States, Denmark and Greenland reached an agreement aimed at helping resolve tensions after Trump threatened to annex the strategically located island.

At the time, Trump claimed that the agreement would guarantee US "permanent control" over Greenland's security; However, the agreement begins with the recognition of Danish sovereignty and the right of the Greenlandic people to self-determination.

According to the text of the agreement published on the White House website, the said agreement makes limited changes to the 1951 treaty; A treaty that allows the United States to deploy its military forces in Greenland within the framework of NATO defense.

The agreement does not explicitly mention oil or gas, but mentions "cooperation in the field of minerals" and "cooperation in the field of economic development and promotion of commercial activities", without providing further details about these cooperations.

The agreement also paves the way for more U.S. military bases and guarantees the country's military access to Greenland if the island becomes independent from Denmark.

In his message, Trump wrote on the social network Truth Social about the strategic importance of Greenland: "Any possible future attack on the United States must be carried out through Greenland; "Where our defense systems will routinely shoot down drones, missiles or any other type of weapon not even imagined yet."