Trump's special envoy doubted that Greenland has sovereignty

U.S. President special envoy Jeff Landry called his mission the inclusion of Greenland's territory in the Monroe Doctrine.

The politician doubted that the Danish autonomy has sovereignty but urged not to fear a "capture" by the United States.

"The mission is to extend the Monroe Doctrine (a declaration of exclusive U.S. interests in the Western Hemisphere – ed.) to this territory in a way that positively affects Greenland. When I spoke with Greenlanders, every time I asked: would you like the U.S. to be present here? Not everyone says no – they want closer relations," Landry said in an interview with the Danmarks Radio broadcasting company following his first visit to Nuuk.

He added that U.S. President Donald Trump cares about such people. The interviewer clarified whether all this is being done with full respect for Greenland's sovereignty. "I think it starts with the question: does Greenland currently have sovereignty? I don't know that; it's a question I would like to ask them [the Greenlanders]," said Landry, who also serves as governor of Louisiana.

The politician assured that in U.S. history "there have been no cases where American presence was carried out without respect for sovereignty." "This is what the U.S. has done constantly. Even in countries where we came to give freedom, we returned and gave them sovereignty, whereas, to be honest, other countries did not do so. Therefore, I think that sovereignty is a very important word here in Greenland. And I think it is definitely something that should be discussed at the negotiating table," the U.S. president's special envoy added.

Landry assured that "no one should fear" a U.S. takeover of Greenland, responding to a clarifying question. He said he would report the results of the visit to Trump upon returning to the United States. "I am here to do everything possible to explain to the president my vision of how to unite Greenland and the U.S.," the politician added.

Source: TASS