Greenland PM says the island is not a piece of property after Trump’s threats

The new Prime Minister in Greenland said the island is not “part of the property that can be purchased”, in response to Donald Trump’s repeated calls to the United States to control independent Danish lands.

On Sunday, Jens-Frederick Nielsen said that Greenland and Denmark should stand together in the face of the “unlimited” American discourse.

He was speaking alongside Danish Prime Minister Metty Friedriksen, while he was seen as another unit between the two leaders.

In another symbolic gesture, Nielsen is scheduled to return to Greenland on Monday with the King of Denmark Friedrich, whose royal visit will start for four days to the island.

“We will never be, we will never be part of the property that can be purchased by anyone, and this is the message that I think is the most important to understand,” said Nielsen, who became Prime Minister Greenland in April.

He added that Greenland and Denmark need to approach more than each other in light of the new political situation.

Trump caused anger in Denmark and Greenland, saying repeatedly that he wanted to bring the Arctic Island under the control of the United States.

During a letter to Congress in March, Trump said that control of Greenland was necessary for “national security and international security”.

The idea of ​​buying the island and previously refused to exclude the military force, although US Vice President JD Vance said last month: “We do not think that the military power will be necessary.”

Despite their criticism of Trump’s words, Nielsen and Friedrixen said on Sunday that they are ready to meet the US President of the talks.

Nielsen also repeated that Greenland was ready to deepen relations with the United States, saying: “We are ready for strong partnership and further development, but we want respect.”

It follows Nielsen’s visit to Denmark Friedrixen’s trip to Greenland earlier this month.

“You cannot include other countries,” its message was to the American president at the time.

I followed Vans Visit the whirlwind to the regionHe was widely criticized in Denmark and Greenland, where he repeated Trump’s ambitions and claimed that Copenhagen “did not do a good job” for Greenlands.

Greenland, the world’s largest island, controlled by Denmark in about 300 years. The island rules its local affairs, but foreign and defensive policy decisions are taken in Copenhagen.

The United States has always had a security interest on the island. She had a military base there since World War II, and Trump may also have an interest in rare ground minerals that could be extracted.

Opinion polls show that Greenland’s vast majority wants to become independent of Denmark but do not want to become part of the United States.

The new coalition government has been formed in Greenland, as it was formed in the Democrats in the center in Nielsen, which prefers a gradual approach to independence.