President Donald Trump on Friday once again emphasised the need for the United States (US) to take action on Greenland, warning that if Washington did not act, Russia and China could move in, news agency ANI reported. He added that he would prefer to reach a deal “the easy way”, but if not, the US would act “the hard way”.

Speaking to mediapersons during a meeting with top oil and gas executives, Trump said, “We are going to do something on Greenland, whether they like it or not, because if we don't do it, Russia or China will take over Greenland — and we're not going to have Russia or China as a neighbour. I would like to make a deal the easy way but if we don't do it the easy way, we're going to do it the hard way.”