Denmark's prime minister has said she believes Donald Trump is serious about wanting to take over Greenland, and that both Denmark and Greenland have clearly rejected his ambition.
In an interview with public broadcaster DR, Mette Frederiksen said: “Unfortunately, I think the American president should be taken seriously when he says he wants Greenland.” She added: “I have made it very clear where the Kingdom of Denmark stands, and Greenland has repeatedly said that it does not want to be part of the United States.”
Frederiksen also warned of consequences if the US were to act on its ambition, saying: “If the United States attacks another Nato country, everything stops.”
Her comments follow renewed threats from Donald Trump to take over the Arctic territory, which prompted Greenland's prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, to urge the US president to give up his “fantasies about annexation”. Nielsen said: “Threats, pressure and talk of annexation have no place between friends,” and accused the US of “completely and utterly unacceptable” rhetoric, adding: “Enough is enough.”
The US president, fresh from a military operation in Venezuela, again raised the prospect of taking over Greenland, and leaders across the Nordics, France, the UK and the EU have expressed solidarity with Denmark and Greenland.
