This aerial view exhibits icebergs floating within the waters overwhelmed down by the solar with buildings within the background off Nuuk, Greenland, on March 11, 2025, on the day of Greenland, the autonomous Danish territory, legislative elections.
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Denmark is in “full disaster mode” after U.S. President Donald Trump as soon as once more set his sights on Greenland, following the strike on Venezuela.
“We’d like Greenland from the standpoint of nationwide safety and Denmark shouldn’t be going to have the ability to do it, I can let you know,” Trump stated Sunday on Air Pressure One, echoing comparable remarks made individually to The Atlantic journal.
His feedback come a day after the U.S. performed a serious navy operation in Venezuela, capturing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his spouse, Cilia Flores, in a shock intervention that despatched shock waves throughout the globe.
It has raised alarm in Denmark, which is accountable for the protection of Greenland, a self-governing Danish territory.
“I’ve to say this very on to america: It makes completely no sense to speak in regards to the want for america to take over Greenland,” Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen stated Sunday in a Fb submit.
“The Kingdom of Denmark – and thus Greenland – is a part of NATO and is subsequently coated by the alliance’s safety assure. We have already got a protection settlement between the Kingdom and america at this time, which provides america large entry to Greenland,” Frederiksen stated.
“I might subsequently strongly urge america to cease the threats in opposition to a traditionally shut ally and in opposition to one other nation and one other individuals who have stated very clearly that they don’t seem to be on the market,” she added.
Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen stated on social media that Trump’s remarks had been “very impolite and disrespectful.”
‘The Greenland danger is underpriced’
Trump has lengthy advocated for management over Greenland, an unlimited and sparsely populated territory wealthy in minerals that’s strategically located between Europe and North America.
Opinion polls have beforehand proven that Greenlanders overwhelmingly oppose U.S. management, whereas a robust majority assist independence from Denmark.
Copenhagen has sought to enhance ties with Greenland in latest months, pledging to spice up spending for well being care and infrastructure investments, whereas additionally searching for to defuse tensions with the Trump administration by investing in Arctic protection, together with the acquisition of 16 further F-35 fighter jets.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen attends a press convention on the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Jan. 28, 2025.
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Mujtaba Rahman, managing director for Europe at political danger consultancy Eurasia Group, stated the Danish authorities is in “full disaster mode” over Trump’s newest feedback, citing Frederiksen’s assertion over the weekend.
“As I’ve lengthy argued, the Greenland danger is underpriced,” Rahman stated Sunday in a LinkedIn submit.
U.S. President Donald Trump, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (L) and U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) (C) converse to the media aboard Air Pressure One enroute to Washington, DC on January 04, 2026.
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The U.S. president, who has beforehand refused to rule out the usage of navy or financial pressure to take Greenland, named Louisiana Republican Gov. Jeff Landry as particular envoy to Greenland final month.
The appointment was condemned by each Denmark and Greenland. Landry has publicly endorsed Trump’s push to carry Greenland beneath U.S. management.
Katie Miller, the spouse of prime White Home aide Stephen Miller, posted to X a map of Greenland coated with an American flag with the caption “SOON,” shortly after Maduro was captured on Saturday.
