US EditionGreenland’s party leaders reject Trump calls for US control
Greenland's five party leaders unanimously oppose U.S. proposals and threats, emphasizing the island's right to self-determination under international law and rejecting military intervention.
- On Jan 9, Greenland's five parliamentary party leaders including Prime Minister Jens Frederik Nielsen issued a rare joint statement rejecting US threats and bringing forward Inatsisartut to secure citizens' rights.
- U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated proposals to acquire Greenland, saying `We are going to do something on Greenland whether they like it or not` to prevent Russia or China occupying it, and the White House is considering military options.
- Greenlandic party leaders declared their national identity, saying `We will not be Americans, we will not be Danes, we are Greenlanders` and emphasized self-determination for the 57,000 population.
- Officials from Denmark, Greenland and the United States met Thursday in Washington and will meet again next week to discuss the White House push, while Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned that an invasion would end everything.
- Longer term, Greenland's legal path to independence and strategic location shape international responses, with Trump suggesting force to seize the island despite existing military rights under the 1951 US‑Denmark military agreement and the 2009 Greenland‑Denmark agreement recognising the right to independence.
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Greenland’s Political Leaders Rebuff Trump’s Takeover Talk
Greenland’s political leaders, on Jan. 9, pushed back on U.S. President Donald Trump’s talk of a territorial takeover, saying that the fate of the island must be decided by its native inhabitants. “We don’t want to be Americans, we don’t want to be Danes, we want to be Greenlanders,” Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen and leaders of Greenland’s other political parties wrote on Friday. At present, Greenland is an autonomous territory …
‘We don’t want to be Americans’, Greenland says after latest Trump threat
NUUK: Greenland’s political parties said they did not want to be under Washington as US President Donald Trump again suggested using force to seize the mineral-rich Danish autonomous territory, raising concern worldwide. The statement came after Trump repeated that Washington was “going to do something on Greenland, whether they like it or not”. European capitals have been scrambling to come up with a coordinated response after the White House s…
The repeated statements by U.S. President Donald Trump that it will be done either way with the Danish autonomous territory of Greenland not only arouses fears on the Arctic island, where the leaders of all parties are united in their rejection of that claim, but also in Denmark, where almost four out of ten citizens believe there will be an invasion."We don't want to be Americans, we don't want to be Danes, we want to be Greenlanders," said the…
Greenland leaders push back on Trump's calls for US control of the island: 'We don’t want to be Americans'
President Donald Trump Greenland takeover calls face strong rejection from Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen, who says Greenlanders don't want to be Americans.
Greenland Parliament To Bring Forward Meeting To Discuss US Threats
Greenland's parliament will bring forward a meeting to discuss its response to US threats to take control of the Arctic island, the leaders of the five political parties in the Greenlandic assembly said in a joint statement.
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