US EditionGreenland PM Rejects U.S. Takeover Proposals, Says “We Choose Denmark”
Greenland’s prime minister rejects U.S. proposals to buy or annex the territory, emphasizing sovereignty and identity while reaffirming ties to Denmark amid rising 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 stated that the island nation does not want to become the 51st state of the USA.
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