US EditionTrump officials rebuff Greenland, Denmark’s calls to drop talk of taking territory
Greenlanders oppose U.S. control efforts as Trump cites national security and strategic mineral reserves amid warnings from Denmark about NATO risks.
- In Nuuk, international crews have converged as President Donald Trump has publicly promoted U.S. control of Greenland, drawing outlets like The Associated Press, Reuters, CNN, the BBC and Al Jazeera.
- Citing strategic rivalry with China and Russia, President Donald Trump has argued Greenland's critical minerals and security needs justify renewed U.S. interest, which MP Juno Berthelsen called 'round two' after 2025 remarks.
- Local business owners and politicians in Nuuk report being overwhelmed by up to 14 interviews daily, while international journalists cram filming into about five hours of daylight.
- Greenlanders say they must decide their own future, telling reporters they want the world to know this and accusing U.S. rhetoric of mischaracterising their interests, local residents said.
- The issue highlights wider geopolitical stakes for NATO and Arctic resources as Denmark's prime minister warned a forced U.S. takeover could end NATO and Greenland's population is around 57,000, about 20,000 in Nuuk.
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Letters: Trump voters can’t feel good about Greenland
The most recent example of the folly of electing a chief executive so totally ignorant of history and international law is his suggestion that he will either purchase, or seize by force, Denmark’s island of Greenland. Sadly, such is the…
Boris Pistorius said he was "relatively serene" in the face of the US President's intention to seize the Danish autonomous territory. European participation in the "security" of Greenland amounts to "withdrawing" the US President "his main argument," he said again.
The Danish government acknowledged that it shares with President Donald Trump and US officials the concern for the security of Greenland over the growing interest of powers such as Russia and China in the Arctic. However, it made it clear that it firmly opposes any scenario in which the United States assumes control of the territory, underlining that the response must be given within the framework of cooperation between allies.Read more
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International media flock to Greenland as Trump turns the Arctic island into a geopolitical hot spot
International journalists have been flocking to Greenland's capital, Nuuk amid a political crisis triggered by President Donald Trump's desire to control the island.
Aki Matilda Høegh-Dam, a Greenlandian Member of Parliament, criticized Denmark on Thursday 15 January for not taking this Danish autonomous territory seriously until the threats made in the last year by US President Donald Trump to ‘take over’ the island. “They have only listened to us because of pressure from the United States, so there has also been something good about all this. But I am sorry that we had to get here to be taken seriously,” s…
The images of the day begin in Nuuk (Greenland), where the military presence and the messages of rejection of the population reflect the unrest in Greenland at the renewed interest of the United States in the territory, while in Washington (United States) diplomatic negotiations continue on the future of the Arctic island.Continue reading...
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