US may seize Greenland on July 4

In an article in the newspaper Politico, Deputy Chief of Staff of the US Administration Stephen Miller said that it might be possible to transfer control over Greenland and invite it as a guest to the 250th anniversary of US independence on July 4. Miller questioned Denmark's right to hold the island, calling it detrimental to the country's national interests. Greenland's long-term strategic importance is tied to its location in the Arctic and the presence of the American Thule Air Base. The Danish government has not provided a comment regarding American interest in the territory.

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Greenland is an autonomous region of Denmark with a population of about 57,000 people and is important for Arctic geopolitics.