The interlocutors of the publication did not specify how long the payments were planned. As explained by WP, the amount is determined based on the annual expenditures of Copenhagen for the maintenance of autonomy.

In addition, the material says, officials were exploring the possibility of giving the Scandinavian kingdom a large lump sum.

Earlier, Trump said that he was interested in the issue of buying Greenland “strategically”. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called his idea absurd.

Later, the American leader announced the postponement of his visit to Denmark due to the lack of prospects for dialogue on this issue.

This decision surprised the Danish royal family.