Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Thursday that she believes President-elect Trump has no plans to buy Greenland or take it over by military force.
“I think we can rule out the possibility that the United States will try to annex by force any territory that would be of interest to it in the coming years,” Meloni said at his annual press conference, according to the newspaper. Associated Press.
Rather, she concluded that his comments were “more of a message to some other major global corporations than to any hostile advocacy against these countries.” Meloni visited President Trump's Mar-a-Lago in Florida last week.
On Thursday, she asserted that President Trump's comments on Greenland were a warning against “Chinese pragmatism” in “long-distance debates between great powers.”
However, the former president did not completely rule out the use of military force in foreign territory.
Asked about the use of force at a press conference on Tuesday, Trump said: “I'm not going to commit to that. Maybe we have to do something.”
The Republican party's recent comments sparked outrage among the leaders of Greenland and Panama, who condemned them, even though Meloni believes the threat does not materialize.
Still, Italy's conservative prime minister remains largely supportive of the president-elect. Foreign leaders said they believed in the former president's ability to navigate unrelated relationships during his second term.
“If we are talking about peace today, it is because Russia is stuck in the Ukraine issue, and of course thanks to the courage of the Ukrainian people, but also thanks to the support of the Western countries,” Meloni said. said. “Donald Trump understands this very well.”
Meloni said he doesn't think President Trump will abandon Eastern European countries in their time of need.
“Frankly, I can't imagine leaving, and I haven't read anything about it.” [Trump’s] “This is a statement,” Meloni said.
