Greenland crucial to Arctic race vs. Russia, China: ex-Trump aide

U.S. ownership can lead defense of island, Robert O'Brien says

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The town of Ilulissat in western Greenland. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly spoken about his interest in purchasing the world's biggest island. © Reuters

KEN MORIYASU, Nikkei Asia diplomatic correspondent

WASHINGTON -- Greenland's geography, sitting on the mouth of the Arctic, puts it at the doorstep of a potential future battleground with Russia and China, and the U.S. will defend it if Denmark will not, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's former national security adviser said on Sunday.

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