US EditionDenmark Responds to Trump Naming Greenland Envoy: ‘Completely Unacceptable’
Trump appointed Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as special envoy to Greenland to advance US national security interests, sparking diplomatic backlash from Denmark and European allies.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump appointed Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as US special envoy to Greenland, advancing a policy to integrate the island into the United States and sparking criticism from Denmark and European leaders.
- Framing it as an arctic security move, the administration said Trump emphasized Greenland's importance for protection amid Russian and Chinese ships and reiterated it's not about minerals.
- Greenland's leaders replied that the island, home to about 57,000 people, must decide its own future and its territorial integrity and self-determination are anchored in international law.
- Denmark summoned the US ambassador to Copenhagen to demand an explanation, while European leaders, including European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, expressed full solidarity and Norway's foreign minister said Oslo stood `100 percent behind Denmark`.
- Analysts say the envoy's appointment signals a shift from rhetoric to pressure on Greenland and risks straining NATO's mutual-defence principle after Trump refused to rule out force.
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Donald Trump appoints a special envoy for Greenland. Denmark reacts outrageously and appoints Washington's ambassador.
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The Republican Landry asserts that the US is not looking for any "conquest" of Greenland. The dispute is likely to escalate further.
Donald Trump's new envoy to Greenland is making some headway with new developments. But the goal is still to make Greenland American.
Trump appointed special envoys for Greenland, a combative and loyal governor who will "talk" to the island's population. The US challenge Denmark and say that the country "not guarantee security" of the territory.
The heads of state and government of the European Union (EU) responded yesterday to the threats of President Donald Trump about his intention to annex Greenland to United States territory for reasons of “national security” by presenting himself as a united front against the “U.S. expansionist moves towards the autonomous territory, which is part of the Kingdom of Denmark.”
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