“We do need Greenland, absolutely,” the US President told the Atlantic magazine, adding that the Danish territory was “surrounded by Russian and Chinese ships”.
He said officials in his administration would decide what happened to Greenland, which Mr Trump has claimed the US must annex for its security.
“We need it for defence,” he said of Greenland.
Responding to the latest threat from Mr Trump, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, Greenland’s Prime Minister, said: “That’s enough now.”
“No more pressure. No more insinuations. No more fantasies of annexation,” he wrote on Facebook late on Sunday. “We are open to dialogue. We are open to discussions. But this must happen through the proper channels and with respect for international law.”
Mette Frederiksen, the Danish Prime Minister, urged Mr Trump to “stop the threats”, adding that Greenland is “not for sale”.
“The US has no right to annex any of the three nations in the Danish kingdom,” she said, pointing out that Denmark already has a defence agreement with America, which gives it access to Greenland, and that Copenhagen had boosted its investment in the Arctic region’s security.
“I would therefore strongly urge the United States to stop the threats against a historically close ally and against another country and another people who have very clearly said that they are not for sale,” she added.
Earlier, Mr Nielsen rebuked the Trump administration, calling it “disrespectful” and saying that the territory was “not for sale”.
He was referring to an image posted on social media by Katie Miller, the wife of Mr Trump’s deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, showing the map of Greenland painted with the US flag and captioned “SOON”.
Ulf Kirtsersson, the Prime Minister of Sweden, said on X: “It’s only Denmark and Greenland that have the right to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland. Sweden fully stands up for our neighbouring country.”
The mission to capture Maduro has triggered concerns about further US military operations in the Western hemisphere, which the Trump administration views as part of America’s sphere of influence.
A US invasion of Greenland is deemed unlikely by analysts who point out that the Danish territory is a part of the Nato alliance along with the United States.
However, the renewed threats are likely to alarm European leaders as the American split with the continent grows.
Worth reading in full.
Dr. Will Jones is Editor of the Daily Sceptic. He has a PhD in political philosophy, an MA in ethics, a BSc in mathematics and a diploma in theology. This article was first published HERE
3 comments:
This is interesting. I own shares in an asx company called Greenland minerals (formally asx.ggg). They spent over a decade and billions of dollars working with the Danish and Greenland govts to develop their mineral resources. Then about 2 years ago these govts renegged on the deal. They made it impossible for this company to work. This company had offtake agreements and was pretty much ready to produce.
Initial mediation and arbitration shows this company has a case against the government of Denmark and Greenland. I hope they do these countries for billions and billions of dollars and returntotheshareholderat the expenseof these govts.
However what's interesting is the precedent. Obviously these countries don't seem to like being bullied - which is oddly enough what they did to the company that I'm a shareholder in. These countries don't like the rules changing but the government of Denmark and Greenland are hypocrites as they are happy to change rules when it suits them.
These left wokester bullies decimated a legit asx company that invested billions and employed locals because it suited them and because of pressure from the far left.
These actions have consequences. Now it's time to pay.....
Trump threatens Canada with annexation also.
Will he bluster and pretend to go through with that, and in the meanwhile take Greenland, then say " see I'm not that bad ? I only took the little one not the big one"
Why does the world revolve around a few damaged synapses in his little brain ?
Same as Hitler.
And yes, that is a reasonable comparison.
I might have been a little early to post. The company mentioned is up over 30% today. Thank you Mr Trump for (unbeknown to you) holding these guys to account.
All I hear from the Danish and Greenland people on the far left media is how 'Greenland is not for sale'. That's odd, they were more than happy to take the money initially! Greenland was for sale and open for business, but now the billions have been paid they have closed the door, without giving anything back. The Danish and Greenland govts are very much like the trademe scammers, happy to pinch the money initially and then hide.
Go USA! Give them a taste of their own medicine.
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