Washington talks over Greenland, Trump on Iran, and a ruling on tariffs
14 January - 13 mins
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The Pat Kenny Show
Greenland and Denmark will hold high-stakes talks in Washington today over US ambitions to annex the arctic island. US President Donald Trump insists his country will take over Greenland “the easy way or the hard way”, citing security concerns and mineral interests, and his administration has not ruled out the use of force to do so.
Greenland's Prime Minister Jens Frederik Nielsen insisted on Tuesday his island, a largely autonomous part of the three-country kingdom of Denmark, “cannot be bought” and its future will be decided only by its people.
Scott Lucas, Professor and Political Analyst Clinton institute UCD joined Pat Kenny on the show to discuss.
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