The US president earlier appointed a particular envoy, insisting Washington “wants” the island for “nationwide safety”
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has delivered a defiant speech, promising to withstand renewed stress from the USA to accumulate Greenland. King Frederik X echoed the sentiment in his personal New Yr’s Eve handle.
The statements come weeks after President Donald Trump appointed Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as a particular envoy to Greenland – an island underneath Danish sovereignty that the American chief beforehand steered ought to turn into a part of the USA.
Talking from her official residence on Thursday, Frederiksen rebuked what she termed “threats, stress, and condescending discuss” from a “closest ally.” With out mentioning the US immediately, she criticized the notion of buying one other nation as an outdated and unacceptable worldview.
“About eager to take over one other nation, one other folks – as if it had been one thing one may purchase and personal,” Frederiksen acknowledged. “We aren’t those in search of battle. However let nobody be doubtful: It doesn’t matter what occurs, we’ll stand agency on what is true and flawed.”
King Frederik X talked about “turbulent occasions” in his personal New Yr’s Eve handle, praising Greenlanders’ “energy and satisfaction” and highlighting elevated army coaching packages within the Arctic. Denmark has been bolstering its army presence within the area in response to the escalating tensions.
The renewed push for Greenland follows Trump’s repeated expressions of curiosity in gaining management of the strategically positioned island, citing “nationwide safety” considerations. At a press convention in December, Trump argued the US “wants” Greenland, pointing to its Arctic location and potential mineral sources, regardless of acknowledging historic claims by Denmark.
The appointment of Landry, who has publicly acknowledged he’ll work to “make Greenland part of the US,” has sparked outrage in Copenhagen. Danish International Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen has referred to as the transfer “fully unacceptable” and summoned the US ambassador for an evidence.
Denmark’s intelligence service lately recognized the US as a possible risk to its nationwide safety, saying that Washington “makes use of financial energy, together with within the type of threats of excessive tariffs, to implement its will and now not excludes the usage of army drive even in opposition to allies.”
