US Vice President Vance on Greenland: 'My advice to European leaders is to take the US President seriously'

US Vice President James David Vance answered questions from members of thepress alongside White House PressSecretary Karoline Leavitt. When asked herewhether he had a message for Europeanleaders regarding Greenland,Vance responded, "First of all, let me saythis, thI believe Secretary of State (Marco) Rubio will have a meeting with the leaders of Denmark and Greenlandnext week or the week after. We will continue to convey some of these messages privately, and someof them publicly. However, my advice to European leaders and everyone else is to take the US President seriously," he said.Vice President Vance added, "The President...

Vice President Vance, "President Gr...What did he say about Greenland? Let's put aside theextreme and strange reactions seen in the press and in some Europeancircles.What did the President say? First, Greenlandis not just America'sconcern.It is a matter of national security.global defense for not only but for the world's global defense forChina is also extremely important. Second, we know that there areadversarycompetitorswho have a great interest in that part of theworld. What we want our European friends to do is totake this piece of landtheir own security more seriously. Because if they don't, the US will have to do something about it. As for what that will be, I will leave that to the President himself. We will continue to engage diplomatically with our European friends and everyone else on this matter, we will continue."

When asked at a press conference whether the US would stand with Iranian citizens during the protests in Iran,Vance responded, "Peacefulprotesterswho participate in protests and exercise their right to assemblefreely and try to make their voices heardWe stand with everyone who is fighting. The Iranian regime has many problems. As the US President hassaid,the smartestthing theycan do is to reach an agreement with the US regardingnuclear programsto engage in a realnegotiation," he said.

Vance added, "The Presidentwill announce the stepstobe taken in the future, but we stand in solidaritywith everyonearound the world, including the people of Iran, who defend their rights.we are in," he said.

the people of Greenlandbetween 10,000 and 100,000 dollars making paymentsthe claim that it is being evaluated

US President Donald Trump, due to its strategic location and natural resources, Greenland'sUS aargues that it is a national security necessity. US officials are attempting to convince the residents of Greenland to separate from Denmark and join the United States, with approximately 57,000 residents.on the island with a population, it wasreported in the press that they discussed making a payment of between 10,000 and 100,000 dollars per person to thoseliving there. Politicians in Denmark and Greenland are strongly opposed to the idea of the USpurchasing or annexing Greenland. Theyare speaking out against it.

"Enough is enough"

Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark,Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen wrote on social media on Sunday,"Enough is enough,fantasies about annexation must end."

On Tuesday,France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, the UK, and Denmark issued a joint statement declaring that the future of Greenland can only be decided by Greenland and Denmark themselves.