### [2026-05-21](/feed/2026/05/21/index.md)

##### Greenland crisis
# U.S. ambassador to Denmark Ken Howery says that Trump has ruled out the use of military force against Greenland. 




### Sources:

1. [Xinhua](https://english.news.cn/20260522/0e928074264941adbe37d5345ded7124/c.html)

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