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Denmark’s Prime Minister tells Donald Trump to “stop threatening” to take over Greenland.
“It makes absolutely no sense to talk about the need for the United States to take over Greenland,” Mette Frederiksen said, adding: “The United States has no right to annex any of the three countries of the Kingdom of Denmark.”
Her comments came after Katie Miller, the wife of Stephen Miller, one of Trump’s aides, tweeted a map of Greenland in the colors of the U.S. flag with the word “soon.”
Trump has repeatedly raised the possibility of Greenland becoming part of the U.S. annexation, citing its strategic location and mineral wealth.
In a statement posted on the Danish government website, Frederiksen said she was speaking “very directly” to the United States.
She said Denmark “as well as Greenland” were members of NATO and were covered by the alliance’s security guarantees. She said Denmark had signed a defense agreement with the United States giving Denmark access to Greenland, and it had also increased investments in Arctic security.
“So I strongly urge the United States to cease threatening a historically close ally and another country and another people that has made it clear it will not sell them,” she said.
Earlier, the Danish ambassador to the United States responded that Post Ms Miller, a right-wing podcaster and former aide during Mr Trump’s first term, offered a “friendly reminder” that the two countries were allies and said Denmark wanted to respect its territorial integrity.
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The U.S. president has previously refused to rule out the use of force to control the giant Arctic island of Greenland.
Trump claimed that it would be in U.S. security interests to make it part of the United States due to its strategic location and rich mineral resources vital to high-tech industries.
Recent actions taken by the Trump administration Appointment of Greenland envoy Denmark was outraged.
Greenland, home to 57,000 people, has had broad autonomy since 1979, but defense and foreign policy remain in Danish hands.
While a majority of Greenlanders support eventual independence from Denmark, polls show an overwhelming majority opposes becoming part of the United States.
