“President Trump says that the United States will gain Greenland. I will say clearly: the United States does not understand this. We don't belong to anyone. We decide on our own future” – he wrote Jens-Frederik Nielsen in social media.
“We should not react with fear. We must react calmly, with dignity and unity, “he added.
Greenland and the USA. The prime minister responds to the words of Trump
Prime Minister Greenland pointed out that the values he mentioned would show the US President that “Greenland belongs to us”.
“It was like that yesterday. This is today. And so it will be in the future” – he emphasized.
The prime minister's entry was to answer Donald Trump's statement. In an interview with NBC News, the US president stated that “We will get Greenland. Yes, at 100 percent“.
“It is very possible that we could do it without the use of military force,” he said. – I never rule out the use of military force. But I think there is a good chance that we will do it without her – he added.
Greenland in the crosshairs. Trump's and louder and louder demands
After winning the presidential election Donald Trump said that Greenland's annexation is needed for US security. In recent weeks, these words have been reported more and more often, arousing the indignation of the authorities and the inhabitants of the island.
On Friday, the American military base on the Danish island visited US Vice President JD Vance. – Our allies in Europe They can't keep up with the security of Greenland he said, duplicating Trump's narrative.
Donald Trump repeated during the first term that he was interested in taking control of the island. Greenland is an autonomous territory depending on Denmark. It belongs to NATO and the Arctic Council, in both it is recognized by the international community, including the USA.
In the Danish 179-member folly, he sits two representatives elected in Greenland. The island also has its 31-mandate parliament and the government with the prime minister and ministers.
Currently, Greenland's international policy is conducted in consultation with Copenhagen, although Talks have been underway for years on increasing Greenland's rights in this matter. Inhabited in 90 percent Through the indigenous people of the Inuit, the island has its own coat of arms, which is a polar bear, a flag and a hymn entitled “Our old country”.
Despite the dependence on Denmark, Greenland has its own diplomatic representations in several countries.
Source: Reuters, Interia, PAP