‘The US gained’t get that’: Greenland rejects Trump’s declare over the territory

Greenlandic PM responds to Trump’s claims over Greenland, asserting that the territory will determine its personal future.

Greenland’s newly elected Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen mentioned he won’t hand over the territory to the US in response to IS President Donald Trump’s latest feedback about annexing the huge Arctic area.

“President Trump says that the US is getting Greenland. Let me be clear: America gained’t get that. We don’t belong to anybody else. We decide our personal future,” Nielsen said in a Fb publish on Sunday.

Trump had instructed NBC Information on Saturday that he had “completely” mentioned the potential for annexing Greenland. “We’ll get Greenland. Yeah, one hundred pc,” he mentioned, doubling down on his declare.

The stress between the 2 nations escalated after US Vice President JD Vance visited a army base in Greenland and accused Denmark of failing to adequately defend the strategically positioned island.

Vance claimed the US may provide higher safety for the area, which holds vital geopolitical worth.

In response, Danish International Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen expressed frustration with the US administration’s “tone” throughout their criticism.

“We don’t recognize the tone wherein it’s being delivered. This isn’t the way you communicate to your shut allies,” Rasmussen said in a video on social media, reaffirming Denmark’s dedication to Arctic safety and its willingness to cooperate with the US.

Regardless of this diplomatic row, Trump remained defiant, telling NBC Information, “I by no means take army power off the desk” concerning Greenland.

Rasmussen, nonetheless, insisted that Denmark and the US are nonetheless shut allies, regardless of the continuing tensions over the problem.

Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark, stays a key level of rivalry as Trump pushes for larger US affect within the area for nationwide safety causes.