Updated : 2026-01-15 11:34:41 KST
U.S. President Donald Trump says he is not ruling out any options to acquire Greenland, calling the Arctic island vital to U.S. national security and missile defense. Denmark is pushing back, with its foreign minister saying Copenhagen and Washington hold sharply different views on Greenland's future. Lee Seung-jae has more. President Donald Trump says he is not backing away from the idea of acquiring Greenland, telling reporters Wednesday that he is not going to "give up options" and that he believes "something will work out."
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vital to …에 필요불가결한, ~에 중요하다
push back ~ 반박하다
back away from …에서 물러나다, 뒷걸음치다.
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Trump made the remarks in the Oval Office during an unrelated event, just hours after the prime ministers of Denmark and Greenland held talks in Washington with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The meetings were aimed at managing rising tensions over the future of the Arctic territory, which is a semi-autonomous part of Denmark and a member of the NATO alliance. When pressed by reporters, Trump declined to say whether he is considering the use of force to take control of Greenland. However, he again argued that the United States has a strong national security interest in the island. "I'm not going to give up options, but it's very important.
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the Oval Office 대통령 집무실, 미국 정부
the Arctic territory 북극 영토
semi-autonomous 반자치의
press (무엇을 하도록) 압력[압박]을 가하다
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Greenland is very important for the national security, including of Denmark." He described Greenland as "vital" to America's Golden Dome missile defense program, which is designed to track and intercept long-range missile threats. Trump also said that U.S. control of Greenland would strengthen American security in the Arctic, a region that is becoming increasingly important as global competition intensifies. Denmark has firmly rejected Trump's position. Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said Wednesday that the U.S. president "has made his view clear" and that the two sides have a different position.
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"The discussions focused on how to ensure the long-term security in Greenland. And here our perspectives continue to differ, I must say. The president has made his view clear, and we have a different position." He stressed that Greenland's future must be decided by Greenland and Denmark, not by outside pressure from Washington. However, the Danish foreign minister said the two sides have agreed to set up a high-level working group that will meet in the coming weeks to see whether a common path forward can be found. Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News.
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영어 원문 출처 및 동영상 링크;
arirang news/World
https://m.arirang.com/news/view?id=291559