America\u2019s president says taking control of the island is a matter of \u201cnational security\u201d for Washington<\/p>\n
Denmark\u2019s prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, has urged Washington to stop threatening a \u201chistorically close ally,\u201d after President Donald Trump suggested Copenhagen cannot properly manage and protect the island from Russian and Chinese threats. Greenland is\u00a0an autonomous territory within Denmark.
\n\u201cWe do need Greenland, absolutely. We need it for defense,\u201d Trump told\u00a0The Atlantic\u00a0on Sunday, noting that it was up to others to decide the wider implications of US military action in Venezuela.
\nIn response, Frederiksen said\u00a0\u201cthe\u00a0US has no right to annex any of the three countries in the Danish Kingdom.\u201d
\n\u201cI would therefore strongly urge the US to stop the threats against a historically close ally and against another country and another people who have very clearly said that they are not for sale,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0told the media.<\/p>\n
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Ex-Trump staffer hints at US plans to annex Greenland<\/p>\n
Trump first proposed buying Greenland in 2019, a plan swiftly rejected by Copenhagen and Greenland\u2019s authorities. Since returning to office last year, he has revived the idea, even hinting at the possible use of force.
\nDenmark has responded by strengthening Arctic defenses and expanding military and civilian monitoring, viewing the pressure as a direct threat to its sovereignty.
\n\u201cYou know what Denmark did basically, to boost up security in Greenland? They added one more dog sled,\u201d Trump told journalists\u00a0aboard\u00a0Air Force One later in the day, claiming that the island is \u201csurrounded by Russian and Chinese ships\u201d and that Copenhagen can\u2019t handle the \u201cthreat.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Denmark vows to \u2018stand firm\u2019 against Trump\u2019s plan for Greenland<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need Greenland from the standpoint of national security. And the European Union needs us to have it, and they know it,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0stated, adding, \u201clet\u2019s talk about Greenland in 20 days.\u201d
\nTensions over Greenland have continued to rise in recent weeks. In December, Trump appointed Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry, who has openly backed incorporating Greenland into the US, as a special envoy to the autonomous territory, prompting Copenhagen to summon the US ambassador for an explanation.
\nAfter the US launched a controversial military operation in Venezuela on Sunday, a former Trump administration official, Katie Miller, suggested in a cryptic social media post that Washington will \u201csoon\u201d take over Greenland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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