Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark expressed outrage Sunday at recent statements emerging from the United States targeting Greenland for American annexation — including from President Donald Trump himself.
“It makes absolutely no sense to talk about the need for the United States to take over Greenland,” Frederiksen wrote in a statement. “The United States has no right to annex one of the three countries in the Danish Realm.”
U.S. publication The Atlantic had posted an interview with Trump earlier Sunday in which the American leader said: “We do need Greenland, absolutely. We need it for defense,” and described the Danish autonomous territory as “surrounded by Russian and Chinese ships.”
Noting that Denmark is a NATO member and “is thus covered by the alliance’s security guarantee,” Frederiksen said: “I would therefore strongly urge that the United States stop the threats against a historically close ally and against another country and another people who have very clearly stated that they are not for sale.”
