Greenlandic PM responds to Trump’s claims over Greenland, asserting that the territory will determine its personal future.
Greenland’s newly elected Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen mentioned he is not going to hand over the territory to america in response to IS President Donald Trump’s latest feedback about annexing the huge Arctic area.
“President Trump says that america is getting Greenland. Let me be clear: The USA received’t get that. We don’t belong to anybody else. We decide our personal future,” Nielsen acknowledged in a Fb publish on Sunday.
Trump had instructed NBC Information on Saturday that he had “completely” mentioned the potential of annexing Greenland. “We’ll get Greenland. Yeah, one hundred pc,” he mentioned, doubling down on his declare.
The strain between the 2 nations escalated after US Vice President JD Vance visited a army base in Greenland and accused Denmark of failing to adequately shield the strategically positioned island.
Vance claimed the US may supply higher safety for the area, which holds vital geopolitical worth.
In response, Danish International Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen expressed frustration with the US administration’s “tone” throughout their criticism.
“We don’t recognize the tone during which it’s being delivered. This isn’t the way you communicate to your shut allies,” Rasmussen acknowledged in a video on social media, reaffirming Denmark’s dedication to Arctic safety and its willingness to cooperate with the US.
Regardless of this diplomatic row, Trump remained defiant, telling NBC Information, “I by no means take army drive off the desk” concerning Greenland.
Rasmussen, nonetheless, insisted that Denmark and the US are nonetheless shut allies, regardless of the continued tensions over the difficulty.
Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark, stays a key level of competition as Trump pushes for better US affect within the area for nationwide safety causes.
