Nigeria, Jan. 13 -- A US lawmaker, Randy Fine, has introduced a bill in the House of Representatives calling on Congress to approve the annexation of Greenland and its admission as part of the United States.
The Republican lawmaker, representing Florida, introduced the bill, titled the "Greenland Annexation and Statehood Act," on Monday.
According to Mr Fine, control over Greenland would give the US influence over key Arctic shipping lanes and enhance its defence architecture, warning that failure to act could leave the region open to adversarial powers.
In a post on X, he declared that the bill allows the president to take the necessary measures to annex Greenland.
He insisted that the island is not a distant outpost that can be ignore...