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I'm Ankur Desaihan at 16GMT on Wednesday the 21st of January. These are our main stories. Donald Trump has told the World Economic Forum he wants immediate negotiations to acquire Greenland for the United States. But he won't take it by force. People thought I would use force. I don't have to use force. I don't want to use force. I won't use force.
Kaikki Yhdysvallat pyytÀÀ Greenlandin kautta. MeillÀ on enemmÀn Davosista, jossa Yhdysvallan presidentti on puhunut maailmanlehtiÀ. Myös BBC on nÀhnyt kuvia, joissa on ollut kymmeniÀ viktejÀ Iranin protesteista, jotka olivat nÀyttÀneet vanhemmille yrittÀjille, jotka yrittÀvÀt tunnistaa sydÀntÀ. Myös tÀmÀn podcastin jÀlkeen. Yhdysvallan presidentti.
Kiitos, ettÀ katsoitte.
We start in the alpine town of Davos. In normal times, a small and quiet, somewhat picturesque upmarket Swiss ski resort. But these are anything but normal times. It's currently home to the World Economic Forum, a gathering of the global elite, who are waiting today to hear from President Trump. It's fair to say European leaders were braced for impact, waiting to hear what the US president would say about plans to impose tariffs on those countries that support Denmark's sovereignty of Greenland.
But instead, President Trump, in a wide-ranging speech lasting for around an hour and a half, said he wanted immediate negotiations to acquire Greenland for the United States, although he wouldn't take it by force. People thought I would use force. I don't have to use force. I don't want to use force. I won't use force.
It's been our policy for hundreds of years to prevent outside threats from entering our hemisphere. And we've done it very successfully. We've never been stronger than we are now. Mr. Trump said that U.S. ownership of Greenland was a small ask over a piece of ice. And it would be good for NATO. But then went on to attack fellow NATO members for not pulling their weight. And mocked the French and Canadian leaders directly. Christian Fraser has been speaking to our Europe correspondent Nick Beek.
Luulen, ettÀ presidentti Trumpin sanottua, ettÀ hÀn ei kÀyttÀisi sotilaallista vahvistusta Greenlandiin, kuten sanoit, on erinomainen sano. Mutta tietenkin se ei pohjaa ongelmaa, ettÀ hÀn haluaa sen. Ja luulen, ettÀ monille eurooppalaisille, jotka kuulevat tÀmÀn, niin kyllÀ he olisivat kuulleet hÀnestÀ puheenvuoronsa Skotlannin ja Alemman ja hÀnen yllÀttÀvÀn eurooppalaisen alueensa.
I think a lot of people would have seen this as a pretty bitter and angry diatribe. In places it was just historically inaccurate as well as being insulting. The central point for Mr. Trump, he believes that he should be able to get Greenland. In the European point of view, he does not mention, he disregards it, the fact that Europeans say that it's their sovereign territory and that it's simply not for sale.
Mr Trump saying that it will actually strengthen the NATO alliance, not destroy it, if he were to take Greenland, and he repeatedly referred to it as being our territory, part of North America, and said absolutely it was not because of the minerals or because of wealth, it was for American security and global security that he was going to get it. It's the way he speaks to some of his closest allies. It's almost oblivious.
KyllÀ, ja se on taustalla ja vÀlineellÀ. Taustalla hÀn kuitenkin sanoo, ettÀ hÀn tykkÀÀ yksilöistÀ, joko yksilöistÀ tai kansallisista, joita hÀn uskoo olevan hienoja ihmisiÀ. Mutta sitten hÀn sanoo, ettÀ hÀn tykkÀÀ Emmanuel Macronista, jolloin ihmiset voivat ajatella, ettÀ se on vaikeaa uskoa. Joten siinÀ on aina jotain, mitÀ hÀn tykkÀÀ, ja myös tÀrkeÀÀ. Ja luulen, ettÀ Daneilla tietenkin tuntuu, ettÀ hÀn on aika huonosti tÀstÀ, koska...