Talk of Greenland Purchase a Deterrent to China and Russia, Defense Expert Says

President Donald Trump walks toward the media before departing the White House on Marine One en route to Kentucky to speak at the American Veterans 75th National Convention, in Washington in Aug. 21, 2019. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times

Greenland’s basket of economic and strategic benefits, particularly when it comes to military advantage, isn’t going unnoticed, with the likes of China and Russia showing increasing interest in the sparsely inhabited island.

The implications of these two countries attempting to boost their influence over Greenland is concerning to the United States, a defense expert said. Aside from Greenland’s strategic value with regard to its geography and positioning, the island also has an abundance of minerals and oil.