Tag: Greenland
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European leaders reject President Trump’s calls to annex Greenland: Coalition of the Willing meets in Paris today
Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen has rejected President Donald Trump’s renewed calls to annex Greenland which he made again during the weekend. Premier Nielsen described President Trump’s proposal as a “fantasy” and unacceptable. Press reporters asked President Trump over Greenland in the backdrop of the US military intervention in Venezuela. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen…
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Greenland’s Prime Minister gives a speech at the European Parliament: invites Europeans to buy Greenland’s mineral resources
Greenland’s leader and Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen gave a speech at the European Parliament in a historic first and hailed the strengthening relationship between Greenland and Europe. The Prime Minister said that relations with the EU began four years ago on fisheries but have now expanded into energy, climate change and research. Greenland’s Prime Minister…
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Breaking: 3 US citizens arrested in Greenland for fomenting independence movement
The Danish public broadcaster is reporting that three men with ties to US President Donald Trump have been arrested in Greenland over subversive activity. They are accused of organising a pro-independence party in Greenland. The Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkkehas called on the US Ambassador to give an explanation while the Danish Premier Mette Frederiksen…
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Macron in Greenland: “Greenland is not to be sold, not to be taken.”
French President Emmanuel Macron visited Greenland and was greeted at the airport by Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen and the Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. He was cheered by onlookers at the airport before taking a trip to the Danish Frigate F363 Niels Juel where the trio of leaders discussed security and the Arctic. Following…
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France signs agreement with Denmark guaranteeing its sovereignty and borders
In what seems to be an underreported event in the English-speaking press, last week France and Denmark signed a strategic cooperation agreement in which France guaranteed Denmark’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. In a press statement following the signing of the agreement French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said that “Nothing justifies the pressure the United States…
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New Greenland’s Prime Minister says US takeover won’t happen
In one of his first public statements after being sworn-in as Greenland’s new Prime Minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen said that Greenland is not for sale and will not become part of the United States. In a message written in Danish, Greenland’s Prime Minister wrote that: “We should listen when others talk about us. But we should…
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Usha and JD Vance cancel their visit to Greenland’s dog-sled race: Denmark’s Prime Minister’s condemns the trip
Usha and JD Vance have canceled their trip to Greenland’s dogsled race according to Denmark’s public broadcaster. US government officials went door to door in Greenland’s capital, Nuuk, asking residents whether they would welcome the Second Lady to Greenland, with most responding, “No”. They will now be limiting their visit to the US Pituffik Space…
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US Vice-President JD Vance to go to Greenland uninvited: says Greenland is being used to threaten the US
US Vice-President JD Vance announced that he will travel to Greenland tomorrow, uninvited, along with his wife, Usha Vance, and the US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, who are visiting to watch the national dogsled race. A Danish naval ship is patrolling Greenland’s coast, and a Danish special police unit has also arrived in advance…
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Greenlanders protest President Trump’s threats of taking over Greenland
Yesterday, Greenlanders gathered in front of the US Consulate in the Greenlandic capital of Nuuk to protest against President Trump’s renewed threats of taking over Greenland. President Trump made these comments when sitting next to NATO’s Secretary-General Mark Rutte, who remain muted on the threats. Incoming Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen, who recently won the…
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Political parties in Greenland come together to reject President Trump’s statements over US takeover
The major political parties in Greenland issued a joint statement rejecting the statements made by President Trump over a potential US takeover of Greenland during his meeting with NATO’s Secretary General Mark Rutte. In a collective statement, Greenland’s parties said that they “cannot accept the repeated statements about annexation and control of Greenland. As party…
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NATO Secretary General walks back on his statement regarding Ukraine’s NATO membership
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte delivered a highly ingratiating performance at a press conference with President Donald Trump at the White House last Thursday, remaining silent as President Trump once again threatened to annex Greenland. Secretary-General Mark Rutte only that said he won’t be involving NATO in the matter. However, NATO’s Secretary General said that it…
