US EditionGreenland PM Rejects U.S. Takeover Proposals, Says “We Choose Denmark”
Greenland’s prime minister rejects U.S. acquisition proposals, affirming loyalty to Denmark amid U.S. national security concerns and Arctic geopolitical tensions.
- During a Jan 13 statement in Copenhagen, Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen declared the territory would choose Denmark over the United States amid a geopolitical crisis.
- U.S. President Donald Trump renewed interest in Greenland, stoking tensions on Jan 11 by saying the United States would take the territory `one way or the other`, while White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said `all options are always on the table`.
- The U.S. Geological Survey found Greenland holds significant oil, gas, and rare earth minerals, but extraction is difficult due to harsh climate and the 2021 ban on new offshore exploration.
- Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Greenlandic Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt requested a Jan 14 White House meeting with U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, while European leaders stressed NATO’s role in Greenland’s defence last week.
- Aaja Chemnitz, Greenlandic politician in the Danish parliament, said most of Greenland's 56,000 people reject U.S. citizenship, the Greenland governing coalition rejected takeover plans, and observers warn of NATO risks.
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Some call her opportunistic, others pragmatic: the Danish head of government often deviates from the dogmas of her party in her politics. For a long time, her consent has come, but now she has seen the end of her career. The conflict with the US could change that.
The dispute over U.S. claims in Greenland is to be resolved in direct conversation today. Denmark's Foreign Minister Rasmussen travels to Washington to do so.
'Greenland chooses Denmark over US', says PM Nielsen in joint presser with Danish counterpart – Firstpost
Nielsen made the remarks at a joint press conference with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, marking the strongest show of disapproval of President Donald Trump's ambition to acquire Greenland
The leader on the eve of the meeting with Rubio and Vance: "We with the EU" Monday summit in Brussels with NATO to study the strategy
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