Greenlandic Prime Minister Múte Egede has repeatedly pushed back against speculation the island could be up for grabs, stressing his people’s agency in the debate. “We don’t want to be Danes. We don’t want to be Americans. We want to be Greenlanders,” he told reporters earlier this month. Trump first mulled acquiring the vast Arctic island … Read more
The newly inaugurated U.S. president has become increasingly focused on claiming the huge Arctic island, and has pointedly not ruled out using military force or economic coercion to take it from Denmark later in the day. Frederiksen was in Berlin and Paris Tuesday morning to speak with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel … Read more
The diplomat dash indicates the escalating level of concern in Copenhagen about Trump’s threats over Greenland, which he says is vital for American security in the Arctic and hosts vast mineral riches. Frederiksen also met with other Nordic leaders for dinner on Sunday night. “Denmark is a small country with strong alliances. And part of … Read more
Kurzfristig angesetztes Treffen: Dänemarks Ministerpräsidentin Mette Frederiksen im Kanzleramt. Was Scholz in der Migration von den dänischen Sozialdemokraten mitnehmen kann. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview: SPD-Fraktionsvize Dirk Wiese über die polarisierten Wahlkampfdebatten zur Verschärfung der Migrationspolitik. Chefkorrespondent Rasmus Buchsteiner über die Zeitpläne für die Abstimmungen zur Migrationspolitik im Bundestag. Geplantes Gruppenfoto: Die AfD plant ein Bild an einem … Read more
The Danish premier said last week that she had requested to speak to Trump but hadn’t yet heard back. At the time, she assured that there was “no reason to believe” Trump actually plans to invade Greenland. Frederiksen told Danish news outlet TV2 in an interview following her call with Trump that their conversation “confirmed” … Read more
When asked if he had spoken with the incoming U.S. President, Egede said “no, but we are ready to talk,” echoing Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s statement on Thursday that she had asked to speak with Trump. As to what shape the Danish-Greenlandic relationship might entail in the future, Egede suggested that Greenland wants to … Read more
Denmark, as the administrative power over Greenland and the Faroe Islands, has faced mounting pressure to bolster its Arctic security and maintain stability in the region, while Trump’s ambitions kicked up a notch this week as he refused to rule out military action to grab the world’s largest island from Denmark. Danish Prime Minister Mette … Read more
Trump declared Tuesday he would not exclude using economic or military coercion to gain control of Greenland, a self-ruling Danish territory, and the Panama Canal. “I’m not gonna commit to that. No. It might be that you’ll have to do something,” he said. “We need Greenland for national security purposes,” he added. “People really don’t even know … Read more
Trump’s repeated threats against U.S. allies since winning the Nov. 5 presidential election have rankled some Democratic lawmakers, including Himes. “Denmark, which owns Greenland — I think that’s probably a fact that most Americans are learning — is a NATO ally. So it’s just complete madness from a national security standpoint, and it also is … Read more
“It is now time to take the next step for our country,” Greenland’s Prime Minister Múte Egede said. “Like other countries in the world, we must work to remove the obstacles to cooperation — which we can describe as the shackles of the colonial era — and move on,” he added. Egede, who has led … Read more
