Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has issued a forceful rebuke to President Donald Trump following his renewed calls for the United States to acquire Greenland. In a direct statement addressing the U.S. President’s comments to The Atlantic—where Trump claimed “We do need Greenland, absolutely”—Frederiksen rejected the notion of annexation as nonsensical and a violation of sovereignty.
“I have to say this very directly to the U.S.: It makes absolutely no sense to talk about the need for the U.S. to take over Greenland,” Frederiksen stated. She clarified firmly that the United States “has no right to annex one of the three countries in the Kingdom of Denmark.”
Frederiksen dismantled Trump’s justification for the move, which relied on claims that the island was vulnerable to Russian and Chinese naval encroachment. She reminded the White House that Greenland is already securely integrated into the Western alliance structure. “The Kingdom of Denmark – and thus Greenland – is part of NATO and is therefore covered by the alliance’s security guarantee,” she noted. She also pointed to the existing defense agreement which already grants the U.S. “wide access” to the territory, referencing the Thule Air Base and other shared strategic assets.
The Prime Minister’s statement culminated in a stern diplomatic warning, urging Washington to cease its hostile rhetoric against a long-standing partner. “I would therefore strongly urge the U.S. to stop the threats against a historically close ally,” Frederiksen said, concluding with a definitive message on behalf of the island’s inhabitants: “Another country and people… have very clearly said that they are not for sale.”
This exchange marks a significant deterioration in relations between Copenhagen and Washington, echoing the diplomatic spat of 2019 but with higher stakes, as Trump links the potential acquisition directly to his new interventionist foreign policy doctrine demonstrated in Venezuela.
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