近期，美國(guó)再次就有關(guān)“奪取格陵蘭島”一事與丹麥及歐洲陷入齟齬。

美國(guó)白宮新聞發(fā)言人萊維特6日率先表達(dá)了“動(dòng)用美軍”奪取格陵蘭島的可能。美總統(tǒng)特朗普則在一份8日刊發(fā)的媒體采訪中進(jìn)一步強(qiáng)調(diào)，美國(guó)必須“擁有”整個(gè)格陵蘭，而不僅是現(xiàn)有的租約協(xié)議。

The White House said Tuesday that President Donald Trump is "discussing a range of options" to acquire Greenland, making clear that using the US military is not off the table.

"President Trump has made it well known that acquiring Greenland is a national security priority of the United States, and it's vital to deter our adversaries in the Arctic region," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a Tuesday statement.

就在美方不斷加碼威脅的同時(shí)，8日有消息稱，丹麥與格陵蘭駐美外交官員已在當(dāng)天與白宮官員就“美方威脅動(dòng)武”一事進(jìn)行了會(huì)談，丹麥方面還在積極接觸并游說美議員，試圖讓特朗普政府停止“奪島”威脅。

Officials from Denmark and Greenland met with several lawmakers on Capitol Hill this week as President Donald Trump reiterated his threats to take Greenland, possibly by force.

美國(guó)與歐洲之間，橫跨大西洋的裂痕在雙方你來我往的不斷齟齬中，逐漸加深。

特朗普：美國(guó)必須擁有整個(gè)格陵蘭

據(jù)美國(guó)全國(guó)廣播公司（NBC），根據(jù)紐約時(shí)報(bào)對(duì)特朗普的采訪內(nèi)容，美國(guó)總統(tǒng)特朗普明確指出，美國(guó)必須“擁有”整個(gè)格陵蘭，而不僅僅是依據(jù)現(xiàn)有條約在當(dāng)?shù)匦惺管娛潞头绖?wù)權(quán)利。按特朗普的說法，所有權(quán)本身具有無法通過租賃或條約獲得的戰(zhàn)略價(jià)值。他在采訪中說：“所有權(quán)能給你一些僅靠簽署文件得不到的要素�！�

Asked about Greenland in a recent New York Times interview, Trump said that "ownership is very important".

Ownership is "what I feel is psychologically needed for success", Trump said. "I think that ownership gives you a thing that you can't do with, you're talking about a lease or a treaty. Ownership gives you things and elements that you can't get from just signing a document."

依據(jù)1951年美國(guó)與丹麥及格陵蘭島簽署的一項(xiàng)條約，美國(guó)擁有在格陵蘭島設(shè)立軍事基地和防務(wù)設(shè)施的廣泛權(quán)利。結(jié)合這一情況，有分析指出，特朗普此番言論是在明確表達(dá)，當(dāng)前這份條約不足以滿足美國(guó)的戰(zhàn)略需求，美國(guó)需要對(duì)該島擁有更直接、更全面的控制權(quán)。

Yet the United States already has wide military access to Greenland under a 1951 agreement that allows Washington to "construct, install, maintain, and operate" bases across the island, and much more.

白宮“購(gòu)島”方案流出

據(jù)路透社，兩位要求匿名的消息人士在8日還透露了當(dāng)前白宮內(nèi)部討論的一份“購(gòu)島”方案，雖然具體的金額和支付方式尚不清楚，但包括白宮助手在內(nèi)的美國(guó)官員已經(jīng)討論過，向格陵蘭人一次性支付款項(xiàng)，以說服他們脫離丹麥并可能加入美國(guó)。

若該計(jì)劃落實(shí)，每名格陵蘭居民或能得到1萬至10萬美元不等的款項(xiàng)。但截至目前，計(jì)劃的具體金額和操作方式尚未確定。

US officials have discussed sending lump sum payments to Greenlanders as part of a bid to convince them to secede from Denmark and potentially join the United States, according to four sources familiar with the matter.

While the exact dollar figure and logistics of any payment are unclear, US officials, including White House aides, have discussed figures ranging from $10,000 to $100,000 per person, said two of the sources, who requested anonymity to discuss internal deliberations.

lump sum: 一次性付款

歐盟：美方威脅“極其令人擔(dān)憂”

針對(duì)近期美國(guó)屢屢就格陵蘭島所作的表態(tài)，歐盟外交與安全政策高級(jí)代表卡拉斯8日在埃及開羅舉行的新聞發(fā)布會(huì)上表示，美國(guó)對(duì)格陵蘭島的威脅“極其令人擔(dān)憂”，呼吁美國(guó)尊重國(guó)際法。

歐盟外交與安全政策高級(jí)代表卡拉斯

此外，卡拉斯還在當(dāng)天的新聞發(fā)布會(huì)上透露，歐盟內(nèi)部已經(jīng)開始商討針對(duì)美方可能的武力威脅的應(yīng)對(duì)措施。

The EU has discussed what a European response would look like if the US threat on acquiring Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory, is real, European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Thursday.

"The messages that we hear regarding Greenland are extremely concerning," Kallas told reporters at a press briefing with Egypt's Foreign Affairs Minister Badr Abdelatty in Cairo.

卡拉斯稱，“歐洲各國(guó)正在討論，如果美國(guó)的威脅是真的，歐洲應(yīng)該如何應(yīng)對(duì)�！�

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