Trump's Greenland annexation statements and international reaction to them
Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2025 6:31 am
In addition to Canada, Trump has also set his sights on the world's largest island, Greenland. However, the American leader publicly declared his intention to buy the island from Denmark during his first presidential term in the late 2010s. However, this time Trump's rhetoric has become much more insistent, and it seems to have begun to bear fruit.
Thus, if at the end of December the Prime Minister of Greenland Mute Egede stated that the island is not for sale and will never be sold , then already at the beginning of January he expressed his intention to separate from Denmark .
"History and current conditions have shown that our tunisia mobile database cooperation with Denmark has not led to full equality. It is time for us to move forward and shape the future ourselves, including with whom we will work closely and who our trading partners will be," Egede said.
Against this backdrop, Trump's son, Donald Trump Jr., visited Greenland, after which his father posted a video on his social media in which the island's residents expressed their desire to become part of the United States . However, in response, the Danish broadcaster DR stated that the video showed homeless people who had been bribed by Trump's team.
The Danish king also did not remain on the sidelines of the fight, changing the royal coat of arms to emphasize the ruling house's connection with Greenland.
At the same time, the Danish authorities are trying to be careful in their statements and, although they deny the possibility of selling Greenland , at the same time they express their readiness to “cooperate even more closely to ensure the realization of American ambitions.”
The rest of Europe reacted negatively to Trump's claims to Greenland. Sophie Prima, Minister Delegate to the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Foreign Trade and French Citizens Abroad, even called the American leader's statements "a manifestation of imperialism ," calling on Europe to increase investment in defense.
Thus, if at the end of December the Prime Minister of Greenland Mute Egede stated that the island is not for sale and will never be sold , then already at the beginning of January he expressed his intention to separate from Denmark .
"History and current conditions have shown that our tunisia mobile database cooperation with Denmark has not led to full equality. It is time for us to move forward and shape the future ourselves, including with whom we will work closely and who our trading partners will be," Egede said.
Against this backdrop, Trump's son, Donald Trump Jr., visited Greenland, after which his father posted a video on his social media in which the island's residents expressed their desire to become part of the United States . However, in response, the Danish broadcaster DR stated that the video showed homeless people who had been bribed by Trump's team.
The Danish king also did not remain on the sidelines of the fight, changing the royal coat of arms to emphasize the ruling house's connection with Greenland.
At the same time, the Danish authorities are trying to be careful in their statements and, although they deny the possibility of selling Greenland , at the same time they express their readiness to “cooperate even more closely to ensure the realization of American ambitions.”
The rest of Europe reacted negatively to Trump's claims to Greenland. Sophie Prima, Minister Delegate to the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Foreign Trade and French Citizens Abroad, even called the American leader's statements "a manifestation of imperialism ," calling on Europe to increase investment in defense.