According to four people familiar with the matter, US officials have discussed issuing a one-time payment to Greenlanders in an attempt to persuade them to leave Denmark and possibly “join” the US. Although the exact amount and payment method are unclear, sources revealed that US officials have discussed payment amounts ranging from 10,000 US dollars to 100,000 US dollars per person. The idea of paying directly to residents of Greenland, an overseas territory of Denmark, explains how the US is trying to “buy” the island, which has a population of 57,000, even though both the Danish and Greenland authorities insist that Greenland is not for sale.

According to four people familiar with the matter, US officials have discussed issuing a one-time payment to Greenlanders in an attempt to persuade them to leave Denmark and possibly “join” the US. Although the exact amount and payment method are unclear, sources revealed that US officials have discussed payment amounts ranging from 10,000 US dollars to 100,000 US dollars per person. The idea of paying directly to residents of Greenland, an overseas territory of Denmark, explains how the US is trying to “buy” the island, which has a population of 57,000, even though both the Danish and Greenland authorities insist that Greenland is not for sale.