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International Business Times
International Business Times

Trump Administration Weighing Plans To Pay Citizens Of Greenland Up To $100,000 In A Bold Bid To Persuade Them To Join The US

US President Donald Trump

The Trump administration is contemplating offering residents of Greenland direct cash payments of up to $100,000 each as part of an unprecedented bid to persuade the Arctic territory to break from Denmark and align with the United States.

The proposal, now under internal discussion in Washington, forms part of a broader suite of strategies, ranging from economic incentives to diplomatic shifts and even military options, aimed at bringing Greenland closer under American influence amid intensifying geopolitical competition in the Arctic.

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