Nigel Farage has said the world would be a “better, more secure place” if the United States took over Greenland, while emphasising that the views of Greenlanders must be respected. Speaking at the World Economic Forum’s “America House” in Davos, the Reform UK leader said he agreed “strategically” with Donald Trump’s push for US control of the territory.
Farage cited geopolitics in the high north, retreating ice caps, and the expansionism of Russian icebreakers and Chinese investment as reasons for his stance. However, he insisted that belief in national self-determination was paramount. “You must respect the rights and views of the Greenlanders, because that is what national self-determination is,” he said.
The Reform leader, a longtime critic of Davos, acknowledged the irony of his presence but maintained his opposition to globalist structures. He argued that the rise in popularity of Reform UK reflected Britain’s “moral decline” and public disillusionment with the Conservatives and Labour.
Farage warned that young entrepreneurs and high taxpayers were leaving the country, but expressed confidence that Reform could win the next general election. “I think we’ve got every chance of winning the next election. I really do,” he said.
