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Greenland 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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Jens-Frederik Nielsen says that they would choose to remain under Denmark if they had to choose between them and the USA.
Today, a summit in Washington is to clarify the future of the world's largest island. The US either wants to buy Greenland or to occupy it militarily.
·Berlin, Germany
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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.
·Zürich, Switzerland
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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.
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