Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has urged United States President Donald Trump to stop threatening to take over Greenland after he reiterated his wish to do so following Washington’s abduction of the leader of Venezuela. “It makes absolutely no sense to talk about the US needing to take over Greenland. The US has no right to annex any of the three countries in the Danish Kingdom,” Frederiksen said in a statement on Sunday. The comments followed an interview published by The Atlantic magazine, in which Trump said: “We do need Greenland, absolutely. We need it for defence.” On Saturday, the United States bombed Venezuela and toppled President Nicolas Maduro, raising concerns in Denmark that the same could happen with Greenland, a Danish territory. “I 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,” Frederiksen said. The Greenlandic prime minister’s office did not immediately comment on Trump’s latest remarks. The US president has repeatedly called for Greenland, a self-governing Danish territory and NATO member, to become part of the US. Mikkel Olesen is a senior researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies, he researches transatlantic relations and Arctic security. He says Trumps comments on Greenland should be taken seriously. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Denmark #UnitedStates #DonaldTrump #USDenmarkTies #KatieMiller #Greenland #GreenlandAnnexation #TrumpForeignPolicy #GreenlandTakeover #USGreenlandDispute #AlJazeeraEnglish
Denmark PM urges Trump to stop ‘threatening’ Greenland
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Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has urged United States President Donald Trump to stop threatening to take over Greenland after he reiterated his wish to do so following Washington’s abduction of the leader of Venezuela. “It makes absolutely no sense to talk about the US needing to take over Greenland. The US has no right to annex any of the three countries in the Danish Kingdom,” Frederiksen said in a statement on Sunday. The comments followed an interview published by The Atlantic magazine, in which Trump said: “We do need Greenland, absolutely. We need it for defence.” On Saturday, the United States bombed Venezuela and toppled President Nicolas Maduro, raising concerns in Denmark that the same could happen with Greenland, a Danish territory. “I 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,” Frederiksen said. The Greenlandic prime minister’s office did not immediately comment on Trump’s latest remarks. The US president has repeatedly called for Greenland, a self-governing Danish territory and NATO member, to become part of the US. Mikkel Olesen is a senior researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies, he researches transatlantic relations and Arctic security. He says Trumps comments on Greenland should be taken seriously. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Denmark #UnitedStates #DonaldTrump #USDenmarkTies #KatieMiller #Greenland #GreenlandAnnexation #TrumpForeignPolicy #GreenlandTakeover #USGreenlandDispute #AlJazeeraEnglish
