US EditionA Tiny Danish American Town Loyal to Trump Is Baffled by His Threats to Take Greenland
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The countries of the European Union reaffirmed their “full support” for Denmark and Greenland following the escalation of tensions with the United States, and warned that they have “the power and the means” to defend themselves against any form of coercion, at the end of the summit held in Brussels.The Heads of State and Government of the 27 thus expressed their unity in the face of the crisis of transatlantic relations at the summit urgently co…
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kt-kuriren.seDenmark doesn't want to sell, the Greenlanders don't want to be bought and it would have been very expensive. Donald Trump said he wanted to buy all of Greenland – but seems to have had to change his mind.
"A nightmare", a case of "peace and war": Donald Trump's claims on the Arctic island have scared but also provoked a reflex of national unity. In Copenhagen, the pause of his threats reassures a population marked by the tension of recent weeks.
Greenland launched a harsh rebuke against Denmark for not having taken seriously for years the repeated warnings of US President Donald Trump on the control of Arctic territory. The claim, led by a Greenland MP, reopens the debate on self-determination, contemporary colonialism and the strategic role of the island in global geopolitics. Greenland raised the tone in front of Copenhagen after ensuring that the Danish government systematically igno…
Can Denmark Defend Greenland from Trump?
The renewed attention on Greenland did not begin with Arctic ice melt or the quest for rare earth minerals. It began with discomfort, specifically, American discomfort with a long-standing European contradiction: claiming sovereignty over strategically vital territory while outsourcing its defense to others. That contradiction has come into sharp relief during the presidency of Donald Trump, whose blunt interest in Greenland exposed what Europea…
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