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0:02	Report by | Aaron Tilton
0:15	Donald Trump | US President | January 11, 2026
0:40	Mark Rutte | NATO Secretary General

((Anmod: Despite what many of his NATO partners may have hopped Donald Trump isn't backing down from his push for the US to take control of Greenland. The US president told reporters the US will control the Danish protectorate quote 'one way of the other'. He blamed Chinese and Russian aggession in the region for his focus on Greenland. But most Amercian allies say the only current theat to Greenland's saftey comes from Washington, Trump's pressure campain leaves them in uncharted waters as the main threat against a NATO partner comes from with in the alliance itself.)) 

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Greenland the artic island with just over 57,000 inhabitants is the new flash point in the race between China, Russia and the US for global influence. At least if you ask US President Donald Trump it is. 

+++SOT: US President Donald Trump+++  
If we don't take Greenland, Russia or China will, and I'm not letting that happen" ::Flash::: "But one way or another we will have Greenland" he stated. 
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Most US allies disagree with Trump's claims that Greenland will soon fall to hostile Chinese and Russian forces. 

But NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte says the military alliance hopes to work WITH the US to assure Greenland's safety AND autonomy. 

- SOUNDBITE (English) Mark Rutte, NATO Secretary-General: 
"And currently we discuss the next step to that, how to make sure that we give practical follow-up to on those discussions to make sure that as an alliance we do everything collectively and through our individual allies to make sure that Arctic stay safe, as we all agree that it has to be priority." 

That could mean more patrols by NATO forces in the waters off Greenland and a NATO ground deployment. 

Will that be enough to assuage Trump's fears? Only time will tell. 

US media reports say Trump may pay Greenlanders directly to secure their support for a US take over. And some locals already know if they'd accept the payments. 

+++ SOT Super Cut+++ 
"No. No."
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"No, no, no, no, no."  
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 "If Donald Trump will buy Greenland, I will move away from Greenland."

As the US continues to put pressure on its NATO allies, here in Greenland's capital at least they're hoping cooler heads will prevail.