Trump administration is planning to move Greenland from the American European Command to Northern Command

The Trump government is planning to move Greenland from the authority of the American European Command to US Northern Command, several American officials told CBS News.

Moving Greenland to Northern Command, which is responsible for defending the home country, is a symbolic statement that suggests a vision of Greenland as a more part of the US’s defense than in Europe. In the eyes of the US, the Greenland movement treats more like Canada and less as a part of the Kingdom of Denmark. Politics first reported the planned movement.

Top Trump team officials, including vice -president JD Vance, have pressed Greenland to break from Denmark and to come under the security paraplu of the United States, says sources. VANCE visited the PituFUTK space base In March and the management of Greenland van Denmark, accused of underinesting in the people and the security architecture of Greenland. The space base is equipped with a warning system to detect incoming rockets, and the Pentagon sees Greenland as crucial for national security.

The American European Command includes Europe, Russia and Greenland. US Northern Command is responsible for the defense of the Continental US and Alaska, in coordination with Canada, Mexico and the Bahamas.

President Trump has not given up the idea of ​​acquiring Greenlandwhich he and other top officials consider as the key to American safety. When Vance visited in March, Mr. Trump said, “We must have Greenland.” The president has also shown interest in Greenland Rare Earth Mineralsthat are needed in electronics such as mobile phones and electric cars.

“We will make you rich, and together we will bring Greenland to heights as you had never thought before,” Mr Trump in his address in March told a joint session of the congress.

But the vast majority of the Groenlanders does not want to become a member of the US, according to what few votes exists. The population of around 56,000 is concentrated along the south coast and most of the country is covered with ice.