Former ambassador to Denmark: NATO would be compelled to respond to Greenland invasion
Rufus Gifford, the former US ambassador to Denmark, said in an interview on Sunday that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) alliance would be forced to respond to any invasion of Greenland. “I think what's often forgotten here is that Greenland is NATO because the Kingdom of Denmark is one of the founding members of […]
Denmark Open to Talks About U.S. Concerns in Arctic, Still Wary About Selling Greenland
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said on Monday that the Danish government understands the United States' legitimate security interests in the Arctic region, but does not want to hand over Greenland as President-elect Donald Trump is demanding. He said he was still not interested. “We agree that the American people have certain concerns about […]
Greenland prime minister open to talking with Trump as calls for independence from Denmark grow
Greenland's Prime Minister Mute Egede announced Friday that he is “ready to talk” with President-elect Donald Trump, who has expressed interest in acquiring the island. in joint press conference Egede, who met with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in Copenhagen, said he had not yet spoken to Trump but wanted to “discuss what brings us […]
Denmark offers Trump security concession for Greenland in effort to appease him: report
Danish leaders have sent private messages to President-elect Donald Trump's team in recent days to quell his ambitions to take over Greenland, according to a new report. Copenhagen accepts US military presence on autonomous island to strengthen security and appease President Donald Trump, who said “military coercion” could be used to bring Greenland under US […]
FACT CHECK: Claim That Denmark Purportedly Offered To Buy The US Is Satire
set of images share in thread Claims that Denmark allegedly offered to buy the U.S. Verdict: False This claim is false and originally stems from a 2019 satirical article published by The New Yorker. Fact check: Denmark's Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen has reportedly increased defense spending for Greenland in response to President-elect Donald Trump's […]
Donald Trump J arrives in Greenland as his father says Denmark ‘give it up’
Donald Trump Jr. arrived in Greenland on Tuesday after his father, President-elect Trump, made comments that sparked speculation that the United States was seeking to acquire Danish territory. Trump Jr. landed in the Arctic capital of Nuuk, where he met with local residents, visited cultural institutions and filmed a video for a podcast. The president-elect […]
Trump shares amusing video of Greenlander asking him to ‘buy us’ from Denmark
President-elect Trump on Monday doubled down on his calls for the United States to take ownership of Greenland in a funny social media post. The move comes as the president's son Donald Trump Jr. prepares to travel to Greenland on Tuesday. The visit will be in a personal capacity and he has no plans to […]
Greenland Prime Minister Calls for Independence from Denmark
Greenland Prime Minister Moute Egede has called for Greenland to seek independence from the Kingdom of Denmark, noting that now is “the time to take the next step.” In his speech on Wednesday, Egede said: spoke “Like the rest of the world,” Greenland “must strive to remove obstacles to cooperation,” which it described as “colonial […]
Greenland leader calls for independence from Denmark as Trump enters
Greenland's Prime Minister Moute Egede has announced his desire to gain independence from Denmark, following President-elect Donald Trump's comments about purchasing the island's territory. “The opportunity for independence for the people of Greenland was adopted by the provisions of the Autonomy Act, which created the legal basis for how to achieve independence,” Egede said in […]
Former Trump adviser: If Denmark can't defend Greenland, let US buy it to 'become part of Alaska'
Former national security adviser Robert O'Brien said in an interview on Sunday that if Denmark can't protect its autonomy, it should let the United States “buy” Greenland, a territory that will become increasingly important in the coming years. He pointed out that. In an interview on Fox News' “Sunday Morning Futures,” O'Brien described Greenland as […]