(RECAP) #Trump statements on #Greenland:
- Stated during a press conference today that the #UnitedStates needs Greenland for “national security purposes” for the “free world”
- Denmark should “give it up,” threatens tariffs at a “very high level”
- Talks about Russian and Chinese vessels operating in the region, further saying “we’re not letting that happen”
- Would not rule out military or economic coercion
- Said last month that “ownership and control of [the Danish territory] is an absolute necessity”
Greenland response:
- Prime Minister Mute Egede told Reuters that “Greenland is ours. We are not for sale and will never be for sale. We must not lose our long struggle for freedom.”
- Siumut party leader Erik Jensen told reporters that “Greenland is not for sale and never will be.”
- Egede has signaled, however, a potential push for complete independence, further adding that “Our cooperation with other countries, and our trade relations, cannot continue to take place solely through Denmark.”
#Denmark response:
- Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has stated “Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders” and that the territory is not for sale, but welcomes increased #American investment as the US is “absolutely our closest ally.”
(📷 Alex Brandon / AP)
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