Antony Blinken on Donald Trump's idea for Greenland: we shouldn't waste much time talking about it

In recent weeks, the president-elect USA Donald Trump several times he raised the issue of taking control over Greenland, the Panama Canal, as well as the possibility of creating… Canada 51st US state.

– The idea that has been presented regarding Greenland is obviously not a good one, but – perhaps more importantly – it will not be implemented, so we probably shouldn't waste a lot of time talking about it, said the US Secretary of State, who is in Paris. Antony Blinken.

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– I think one of the core values ​​that we have brought to our work over the last four years is that we are stronger, we are more effective and we achieve better results when we work closely with our allies, not saying or doing things that may alienate them, he emphasized.

The US Secretary of State also spoke about war in Ukraine. In his opinion, any future agreement aimed at ending hostilities will have to include deterrent elements to prevent a repeat attack. Russia.

Blinken warned that Russia's leader Vladimir Putin will try to take advantage of the ceasefire Ukraine to rebuild Russian forces and to attack this country again.

The head of American diplomacy also referred to the declaration of Trump's close associate, billionaire Elon Musk, who supports several far-right politicians in Europe. “He's speaking as a private citizen,” Blinken commented. – Private citizens in our country can say whatever they want. He, like every American, has the right to express his opinions, he added.

At a joint press conference with the Minister of Foreign Affairs France Jean-Noel Barrot, the US Secretary of State also assured that the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip, which is the subject of indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas in Qatar, is “very close”.

“We are very close to a ceasefire and a hostage agreement in the Middle East,” Blinken said.