Greenland leader calls for respect for island’s wish for independence
Greenland’s leader said on Friday he had not been in contact with incoming US president Donald Trump, who has said he wants control over the Arctic island, and urged everyone to respect Greenland’s wish for independence.
Greenland's Leader Says of Joining US: 'We Do Not Want to Be American'
Greenland, the world's largest island, is an autonomous territory under Denmark's rule, though it is geographically closer to North America than Europe. While Denmark oversees Greenland's foreign affairs and defense, the United States shares defense responsibilities under a 1951 treaty and maintains an air force base on the island.
Greenland's leader ready to talk to Trump
Greenland Prime Minister Mute Egede said on Friday he was ready to speak with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who has said he wants control over the Arctic island, and urged respect for the island's independence aspirations.
The Way For President Trump To Get Greenland
Donald Trump’s efforts to buy Greenland from Denmark went nowhere in his first term and are no more likely to succeed in his second. A country buying territory from another has been out of style for over a century.
Greenland's leader says his people don't want to be Americans as Trump covets territory
The prime minister of the Greenland says the people of his mineral-rich Arctic territory do not want to be Americans, but that he is open to greater cooperation with the United States
The Steps Trump Would Need to Take to Actually Buy Greenland
President-elect Donald Trump hasn’t ruled out military action in what some call a far-fetched pledge for control of Greenland. Here’s why any bid for the Danish territory is complicated and controversial.
Greenland Can Use Trump’s Proposed Land Grab to Its Advantage
Donald Trump’s obsession with Greenland has put the world’s largest island in an unexpected position of power.
Annex Greenland? Puerto Rico Would Like a Word First, Mr. President.
American Samoa; the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; Guam; Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, compos ...
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Wyoming Democratic Party Leader Slams Trump's Push To Take Over Greenland
President-elect Donald Trump has been floating the idea of Greenland and the Panama Canal, and renaming the Gulf of Mexico ...
Denmark plans new ships, dog sled patrols in Greenland as Trump seeks control
Denmark's government has proposed purchasing two new Arctic inspection vessels and increasing dog sled patrols to boost its ...
The historic importance of Greenland for US national security as debate over island's future roars on
President-elect Donald Trump's recent comments on Greenland has put the world's largest island, a district of Denmark, to the ...
Trump’s plan to impose tariffs in bid to acquire Greenland could raise prices of Ozempic, Legos
President-elect Donald Trump’s threat to slap Denmark with tariffs to force its hand in giving up Greenland could lead to ...
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Why Does Trump Want Greenland? His Imperialistic Threats, Explained.
Some of Trumps threats to take over Greenland, Canada, and the Panama Canal are based on actual U.S. strategic goals. Others ...
Five Big Problems With Buying Greenland
The U.S. already has a permanent military presence at the Pituffik Space Base in Greenland's northwest. A purchase could ...
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Trump talk can be 'destabilising,' says Lammy after US president elect didn't rule out invading Greenland
But the Foreign Secretary played down the prospect of a conflict between Trump’s America and Europe over Greenland ...
Greenland wants to be independent, prime minister says
We do not want to be Danish, we do not want to be American. We want to be Greenlandic,” Prime Minister Múte B. Egede told ...