US to boost aid to Greenland in bid to counter Russia, China

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The Trump administration is poised to announce an expanded diplomatic presence in Greenland and a new assistance package for the vast island aimed at thwarting growing Chinese and Russian influence in the Arctic. The announcement, expected Thursday, will come less than a year after President Donald

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is poised to announce an expanded diplomatic presence in Greenland and a new assistance package for the vast island aimed at thwarting growing Chinese and Russian influence in the Arctic.

The American ambassador to Denmark, Carla Sands, previewed the announcement when she wrote in an online publication this week that the United States could offer “a substantial package of economic aid” to Greenland and would be “the preferred partner in the Arctic." Story continuesWhen the State Department notified Congress in January that it intended to move ahead with both steps, the department said that Washington “considers Greenland to be strategically important, particularly as China and Russia become more engaged in the region.”

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