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BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Greenland is not for sale, Danish Prime Minister Mette Fredriksen said on Monday, after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said last week that President Donald Trump's ...
Greenland has been of strategic importance to the U.S. at least since the beginning of the Cold War, when the so-called GIUK gap — the stretch of water between Greenland, Iceland and the U.K ...
Greenland's leader held talks on Wednesday with the Danish king in Copenhagen, a day after Trump's remarks thrust the fate of the Danish-ruled island to the top of world headlines. Trump, who ...
Trump's son, Donald Trump, Jr., visited Greenland on Jan. 7, but stated the visit was for personal reasons.During this trip, his father said on social media, "Don. Jr. and my Reps landing in ...
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen repeated on Monday that Greenland is "not for sale," but she remained open to bolstering the American "footprint" on the Arctic island. As European Union ...
The Danish government called Trump's claims "absurd" and confirmed Greenland is not for sale. Denmark plans to spend an extra $2 billion on Arctic defense, and Greenland's government is moving to ban foreign political funding. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen emphasized that Greenland, part of Denmark, is not for sale. [84]
Greenland was effectively independent during these years and allowed the United States to build bases on its territory, in spite of the Danish pre-war neutrality. After the war the pre-war situation was restored, the US bases remained and Denmark, with Greenland as a part of the Kingdom, joined NATO. [12]
Greenland Prime Minister Múte Egede announced a desire to obtain independence from Denmark in the wake of President-elect Trump’s comments about buying the island territory. “The Greenlandic ...