Now to the ongoing controversy over Greenland. Several European
countries now have troops on the ground there. They
say they're there to beef up security. Yesterday's talks
involving Greenland, Denmark, and the US failing to
reach any consensus. President Trump making it clear he
wants Greenland. He says he needs it for national
security, saying that China and Russia have their eyes
set on the country, which is rich in what
are called critical rare earth minerals. The French president
, Emmanuel Macron saying French and German troops are there
for reconnaissance. In the meantime, there are 50,000
people who live in Greenland and they too have a
say in what happens next. Scriptures International correspondent Ross
Cullen is on the island and talked to some of
them. This is the US consulate in Nuuk.
It's a small building, but one at the center
of a big international issue. The United States is
not budging on its ambition to control not just this
consulate, but the entire island of Greenland. President
Trump says it's a matter of national security, but
the people of this remote, far northern capital are
worried. They say they feel let down by the
US, a country considered to be their closest ally
. Why are you so disappointed of. Trump.
And I would say he would never. Get our
iron. And we had hoped that maybe the Trump
administration had forgotten us a little, but uh that's
not, uh, we can see that's not happening
and right now everything is really at stake. Greenland
is a place of stunning beauty. The island is
3 times the size of Texas, covered with a
vast ice sheet, remote mountains, and deposits of
rare earth elements and untapped oil fields. The Prime
Minister here in the self-governing territory of Denmark says a
geopolitical crisis has broken out, and there is a
defiance here. A majority of the population of 57,000
overwhelmingly say they do not want to become part of
the US. Denmark and other European nations are now
beefing up their military presence here to show they are
serious about the island's security. Here in Greenland,
there is a feeling of uncertainty and real concern for
what will happen next if the US does not give
up its ambition to control this island. Ross Cullen
, Scripps News Group, Nuk, Greenland.