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Yahoo
03-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Danish PM in Greenland for visit as Trump seeks control
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is in Greenland for a three-day trip aimed at building trust and cooperation with Greenlandic officials at a time when the Trump administration is seeking control of the vast Arctic territory. Ms Frederiksen announced plans for her visit after US Vice President JD Vance visited a US air base in Greenland last week and accused Denmark of underinvesting in the territory. Greenland is a mineral-rich, strategically critical island that is becoming more accessible because of climate change. US President Donald Trump has said that the landmass is critical to US security. It is geographically part of North America, but is a semiautonomous territory belonging to the Kingdom of Denmark. After her arrival on Wednesday, Ms Frederiksen walked the streets of the capital Nuuk with the incoming Greenlandic leader Jens-Frederik Nielsen. She is also to meet with the future Naalakkersuisut, the Cabinet, in a visit due to last until Friday. 'It has my deepest respect how the Greenlandic people and the Greenlandic politicians handle the great pressure that is on Greenland,' she said in a government statement announcing the visit. On the agenda are talks with Mr Nielsen about cooperation between Greenland and Denmark. Mr Nielsen has said in recent days that he welcomes the visit and that Greenland would resist any US attempt to annex the territory. 'We must listen when others talk about us. But we must not be shaken. President Trump says the United States is 'getting Greenland.' Let me make this clear: The U.S. is not getting that. We don't belong to anyone else. We decide our own future,' he wrote on Facebook on Sunday. 'We must not act out of fear. We must respond with peace, dignity and unity. And it is through these values that we must clearly, clearly and calmly show the American president that Greenland is ours.' For years, the people of Greenland, with a population of about 57,000, have been working towards eventual independence from Denmark. The Trump administration's threats to take control of the island one way or the other, possibly even with military force, have angered many in Greenland and Denmark. The incoming government chosen in last month's election wants to take a slower approach on the question of eventual independence. The political group in Greenland most sympathetic to the US president, the Naleraq party that advocates a swift path towards independence, was excluded from coalition talks to form the next government. Peter Viggo Jakobsen, associate professor at the Danish Defence Academy, said last week that the Trump administration's aspirations for Greenland could backfire and push the more mild parties closer to Denmark. He said that 'Trump has scared most Greenlanders away from this idea about a close relationship to the United States because they don't trust him'.
Arab News
03-04-2025
- Politics
- Arab News
Danish prime minister visits Greenland as Trump seeks control of the Arctic territory
NUUK, Greenland: Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is in Greenland for a three-day trip aimed at building trust and cooperation with Greenlandic officials at a time when the Trump administration is seeking control of the vast Arctic announced plans for her visit after US Vice President JD Vance visited a US air base in Greenland last week and accused Denmark of underinvesting in the is a mineral-rich, strategically critical island that is becoming more accessible because of climate change. Trump has said that the landmass is critical to US security. It's geographically part of North America, but is a semiautonomous territory belonging to the Kingdom of her arrival Wednesday, Frederiksen walked the streets of the capital, Nuuk, with the incoming Greenlandic leader, Jens-Frederik Nielsen. She is also to meet with the future Naalakkersuisut, the Cabinet, in a visit due to last through Friday.'It has my deepest respect how the Greenlandic people and the Greenlandic politicians handle the great pressure that is on Greenland,' she said in government statement announcing the the agenda are talks with Nielsen about cooperation between Greenland and has said in recent days that he welcomes the visit, and that Greenland would resist any US attempt to annex the territory.'We must listen when others talk about us. But we must not be shaken. President Trump says the United States is 'getting Greenland.' Let me make this clear: The US is not getting that. We don't belong to anyone else. We decide our own future,' he wrote Sunday on Facebook.'We must not act out of fear. We must respond with peace, dignity and unity. And it is through these values that we must clearly, clearly and calmly show the American president that Greenland is ours.'For years, the people of Greenland, with a population of about 57,000, have been working toward eventual independence from Trump administration's threats to take control of the island one way or the other, possibly even with military force, have angered many in Greenland and Denmark. The incoming government chosen in last month's election wants to take a slower approach on the question of eventual political group in Greenland most sympathetic to the US president, the Naleraq party that advocates a swift path toward independence, was excluded from coalition talks to form the next Viggo Jakobsen, associate professor at the Danish Defense Academy, said last week that the Trump administration's aspirations for Greenland could backfire and push the more mild parties closer to said that 'Trump has scared most Greenlanders away from this idea about a close relationship to the United States because they don't trust him.'
Yahoo
02-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Danish PM heads to Greenland as Trump seeks control of territory
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is travelling to Greenland for a three-day trip aimed at building the trust of Greenlandic officials as the Trump administration seeks control of the vast Arctic territory. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced plans for her trip after US vice president JD Vance visited a US air base in Greenland last week and accused Denmark of underinvesting in the territory. Greenland is a mineral-rich, strategically critical island that is becoming more accessible due to climate change. Mr Trump has said that the landmass is critical to US security. It is part of North America but is a semi-autonomous territory belonging to the Kingdom of Denmark. Ms Frederiksen is due to meet the incoming Greenlandic leader, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, after an election last month that produced a new government. She will also meet the future Naalakkersuisut, the cabinet, in a visit due to last until Friday. 'It has my deepest respect how the Greenlandic people and the Greenlandic politicians handle the great pressure that is on Greenland,' she said in government statement announcing the visit. On the agenda are talks with Mr Nielsen about cooperation between Greenland and Denmark. For years, the people of Greenland, with a population of about 57,000, have been working towards eventual independence from Denmark. The Trump administration's threats to take control of the island one way or the other, possibly even with military force, have angered many in Greenland and Denmark. The incoming government wants to take a slower approach on the question of eventual independence. The political group in Greenland most sympathetic to the US President, the Naleraq party that advocates a swift path toward independence, was excluded from coalition talks to form the next government. Peter Viggo Jakobsen, associate professor at the Danish defence academy, said last week that the Trump administration's aspirations for Greenland could backfire and push the more mild parties closer to Denmark. He said that 'Trump has scared most Greenlanders away from this idea about a close relationship to the United States because they don't trust him.'
Boston Globe
02-04-2025
- Politics
- Boston Globe
Danish prime minister heads to Greenland as Trump seeks control of the Arctic territory
Frederiksen is due to meet the incoming Greenlandic leader, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, after an election last month that produced a new government. She is also to meet with the future Naalakkersuisut, the Cabinet, in a visit due to last through Friday. 'It has my deepest respect how the Greenlandic people and the Greenlandic politicians handle the great pressure that is on Greenland,' she said in government statement announcing the visit. Advertisement On the agenda are talks with Nielsen about cooperation between Greenland and Denmark. For years, the people of Greenland, with a population of about 57,000, have been working toward eventual independence from Denmark. The Trump administration's threats to take control of the island one way or the other, possibly even with military force, have angered many in Greenland and Denmark. The incoming government wants to take a slower approach on the question of eventual independence. Advertisement The political group in Greenland most sympathetic to the U.S. president, the Naleraq party that advocates a swift path toward independence, was excluded from coalition talks to form the next government. Peter Viggo Jakobsen, associate professor at the Danish Defense Academy, said last week that Trump administration's aspirations for Greenland could backfire and push the more mild parties closer to Denmark. He said that 'Trump has scared most Greenlanders away from this idea about a close relationship to the United States because they don't trust him.'
Japan Times
31-03-2025
- Politics
- Japan Times
U.S. will not 'get' Greenland, island's new PM says
Greenland will decide its own future and the autonomous Danish territory will not become part of the United States, its new prime minister said on Sunday, responding to U.S President Donald Trump's latest comments about wanting the resource-rich island. "President Trump says the United States 'will get Greenland.' Let me be clear: The United States will not get Greenland. We don't belong to anyone else. We decide our own future," Jens-Frederik Nielsen said in a Facebook post. "We'll get Greenland. Yeah, 100%," Trump said on Sunday in an interview with NBC News. This latest exchange culminates a week of heightened tensions between the United States, Denmark and Greenland, marked by President JD Vance's visit to a U.S. military base on the vast Arctic island. Danish diplomacy on Saturday criticized Vance's "tone," after he said that Denmark "has not done a good job by the people of Greenland." Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen will be in Greenland from Wednesday to Friday to "strengthen unity" between the kingdom and its Arctic territory. Four of the five parties represented in the Greenlandic Parliament reached an agreement on Friday to form a coalition government. Greenland's main parties all want independence, but they disagree on the roadmap. American pressure convinced them to form a coalition as quickly as possible with only the Naleraq party, which advocates rapid independence, declining to join.
