US President Donald Trump expressed confidence that the United States will gain control of Greenland. The head of the White House said that tens of thousands of residents of the island want to become part of America.

In this regard, Trump believes that buying the island will not be difficult. He told reporters on board Air Force One, BBC reports.

In recent weeks, the question arose again about the idea of \u200b\u200bacquiring an autonomous Danish territory. Trump emphasized that the population of Greenland wants to join the United States, so there is no doubt that the island will become part of the United States.

" 57 thousand residents of the island want to be with us, ”said the American president.

However, a change in the political status of the island could become problematic, which the US President does not mention in his rhetoric. According to the former Minister of Denmark for Greenland, Tom Heim, if Trump tries to buy an island, he will first have to contact London, according to the agreements concluded more than a century ago.

In the commentary of The Sunday Times, he recalled that in 1917, when the United States first tried to acquire Greenland, President Woodrow Wilson first rejected this idea. Subsequently, Wilson changed his mind and demanded that Denmark include Greenland in an agreement on the sale of the Virgin Islands for $ 25 million.

Denmark refused this demand and stated that it would sell the island only if America signed a letter stating that Greenland “is and will forever remain Denmark.”. Wilson did not refuse and signed the agreement, which became part of the international treaty.

At the same time, Great Britain, during negotiations in 1917, demanded that in the event of a possible sale of Greenland, it should have the right of first refusal. This was due to the close location of Canadian to Greenland, which at that time was a British dominion.

" This legally confirms that the United States recognized Greenland by the territory of Denmark, but it seems that Trump has not heard about it.

The legal agreement confirms Denmark's sovereignty over the island and is valid to this day, ”Haym said.

Let us remind you that US President Donald Trump's associates in the House of Representatives of the party introduced a bill authorizing the purchase of the island of Greenland. American lawmakers called the document "

Earlier, Trump explained why, in his opinion, America should establish a protectorate (in one form or another) over Greenland. This, he said, is necessary for “international security.”.