As “FT” writes, the telephone conversation – which took place last week and was not publicly announced – it was tumultuous and went very wrong. Trump was supposed to accept “aggressive and confrontational” tone after the head of the Danish government stated that Greenland is not for sale, even though it offered to deepen cooperation in matters of military bases and mineral extraction on the island.
– It was terrible – said one of the five European officials cited by the daily. Another added that Trump was “very decisive.”
Donald Trump talked to Mette Frederiksen about Greenland. “Potentially very dangerous”
– It was a cold shower. Before, it was hard to take it seriously. But I think it's serious and potentially very dangerous, said one of the British daily's interlocutors, who said the Danes were “in crisis mode” and Trump had made his intentions regarding Greenland very clear.
Frederiksen was to convene a meeting with the heads of Danish companies, including: Carlsberg and Novo Nordisk to discuss potential tariffsthat Trump threatened.
Spokesman National Security Council The US confirmed Trump's intentions. – President Trump has made clear that the security of Greenland is important to United StatesBecause China i Russia they are making significant investments across the region Arctic. The president pledges not only to protect U.S. interests in the Arctic, but also to work with Greenland to do so ensuring the mutual prosperity of both nations – he said.
Danes in the face of Trump's demands. “They have serious concerns”
Mute Egede Prime Minister of Greenland, which has the status of an autonomous territory Denmarkconsistently repeats that the island wants independencerather than being part of the US or Denmark.
The Danes' concerns were confirmed by European diplomats Washington. – They take it completely seriously, they have serious concerns. The whole situation is absurd because the Americans have a military presence thereand Denmark is open to developing it. The Danes maintain the island, and when it comes to minerals, only one American company operates there for now and there has been no major interest so far, one of them said in an interview with PAP.
The second diplomat noted that the US they cannot impose tariffs directly on Denmark – due to its membership in the EU single market – but they could impose customs duties on individual goods, such as the popular anti-obesity drug Ozempic produced by Novo Nordisk.
Donald Trump argues that he “needs Greenland” and does not rule out military intervention
Willingness to buy Greenland Donald Trump he declared already in December. As he argued, the island should be handed over to the United States for… “defending the free world”.
– I need Greenland for national security reasons. I was told this long before I ran for office. There are only about 45,000 people on the island. people and really no one knows whether Denmark has the right to it. If so, they should step down because we need it to protect the free world, he said, adding that refusal may be met with an economic response and the imposition of tariffs.
When asked about possible further steps regarding Greenland and the Panama Canal, which is also of interest to him, the politician refused to rule out military intervention.
– I can say that we need them for economic security (…) I am not going to commit to this (not to take military action – editor's note). Maybe something will have to be done – he argued.