US EditionGreenland PM Rejects U.S. Takeover Proposals, Says “We Choose Denmark”
Greenland's leaders reject U.S. acquisition attempts amid security concerns over China and Russia, affirming the island's status within the Kingdom of Denmark and NATO protection.
- 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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Denmark, Greenland leaders stand united against Trump's Greenland takeover call
The leaders of Denmark and the country's territory of Greenland on Tuesday offered a united front against President Donald Trump's calls for the United States to take over the strategic Arctic island on the eve of critical meetings in Washington on the matter.
‘That’s their problem’: Trump threatens Greenland's leader after vow to stay with Denmark
President Donald Trump threatened yet another foreign leader on Tuesday during a press gaggle at Joint Base Andrews after returning to Washington, D.C. from a brief trip to Detroit. Earlier in the day, Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said his country would rather stay as part of Denma...
"One thing everyone must understand: Greenland will not fall into US hands. Greenland does not want to be ruled by the US." That is what the Greenlandic…
US Vice President JD Vance will lead Tuesday's meeting on Greenland at the White House instead of Secretary of State Marco Rubio. According to Magnus Christiansson, senior lecturer in war science at the Swedish National Defense University, Vance's participation could be a way to step up the negotiation tactics. – Vance is far from a friend of Europe, he says in Aktuellt.
This is the strongest statement by a leader of the Danish autonomous territory since Trump reactivated plans to annex it.
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