Greenland’s PM says island cannot be bought and US showing disrespect
Jens-Frederik Nielsen made the remarks in defiance of US President Donald Trump’s interest in taking control of the strategic territory
Attempts to purchase, seize, or pressure Denmark/Europe over Greenland, including threats of force.
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Jens-Frederik Nielsen made the remarks in defiance of US President Donald Trump’s interest in taking control of the strategic territory
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President Donald Trump has repeatedly stressed that he views obtaining Greenland as a vital piece of American foreign policy.
Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said that US statements about the island have been disrespectful and that Greenland “will never, ever be a piece of property that can be bought by just anyone.”
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Denmark on Thursday summoned the top American diplomat in the country for an explanation following a Wall Street Journal report about the United States stepping up intelligence gathering on Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory coveted by U.S. President Donald Trump.
France's Emmanuel Macron is visiting Greenland to hold talks on North Atlantic and Arctic security, climate change and critical minerals.
The US president’s latest threat comes a day after Washington bombed Venezuela and abducted its president.
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Greenlanders tell the BBC they have no interest in becoming American as the White House restates its desire for annexation.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announces talks amid concerns over US claims to the Danish territory.
The treasures beneath Greenland's icy terrain have been coveted for more than a century. But as Donald Trump becomes the latest to eye this wealth, accessing them remains a challenge.
Talk of annexation has Greenland in the news again. But due to quirks of cartography, some common maps show the territory much larger than it is.
White House says President Donald Trump still wants to buy Greenland, but has said military means are an option, too.
White House says Trump is discussing options to acquire Greenland, including the potential use of the US military.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he's meeting Denmark next week as Donald Trump again spoke of seizing Greenland.
A German government source told the Reuters news agency that Berlin was 'closely working together' with other allies.
“Greenland has a lot of rare earth. It also has gold and oil.”
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We will do it "the easy way" or "the hard way", he said, but Denmark says the territory is not for sale.
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President Trump on Friday continued to press for U.S. control of Greenland, telling reporters: "We are going to do something on Greenland, whether they like it or not."
The Trump administration is focused instead on seizing Greenland.
The BBC's Europe Editor Katya Adler visits the Artic island to ask what people think of the US president's plans.
The ice-covered island may be strategically important, but it's unclear that it could be a commercially viable source of minerals and oil in the near future
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OSLO, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Greenland’s parliament will bring forward a meeting to discuss its response to U.S. threats to take control of the Arctic island, the leaders of … Leggi
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SALEN, Sweden, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Sweden is highly critical of the “threatening rhetoric” against Greenland and Denmark from U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration,… Leggi
Jan 11 (Reuters) - A group of European countries, led by Britain and Germany, is discussing plans to boost their military presence in Greenland to show U.S. President Don… Leggi
Jan 11 (Reuters) - Nordic diplomats rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s claims of Russian and Chinese vessels operating near Greenland, the Financial Times reported on… Leggi
“Trump,” a lifelong Greenlander said. “No good.”
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An open letter organized by US-based researchers working in Greenland opposes any takeover of the territory.
It is the strongest statement by a leader of the Danish territory since US President Donald Trump renewed plans to annex it.
Danish Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said a "fundamental disagreement" remains on a US takeover of Greenland.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance will meet Denmark's foreign minister and his Greenlandic counterpart in Washington on Wednesday to discuss the Arctic island, at the center of a geopolitical storm.
U.S. officials are expected to meet with Danish and Greenlandic counterparts in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.
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The bipartisan bill would bar funding for any move to occupy or annex the territory of a NATO member state.
Many in Greenland say they're unsure what this new year will bring as US President Donald Trump threatens to take over.
Trump's comments come as Danish, Greenland diplomats meet with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco.
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Greenland’s location and resources make it vital to US security, Trump argues in his ongoing push for acquisition.
In a post on social media, Trump said a 10% tariff will take effect on Feb. 1, and will climb to 25% on June 1 if a deal is not in place for the United States to purchase Greenland.
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Protesters rallied in Copenhagen, Denmark, in support of Greenland.
US president says eight countries to face tariffs over opposition to US control of semi-autonomous Danish territory.
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Donald Trump said he will impose a 10% tariff—that will rise to 25%—on European countries that don’t support his controversial plan to take over Greenland.
COPENHAGEN, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters gathered across Denmark on Saturday in solidarity with Greenland amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to annex… Leggi
The culture secretary says Trump's plan to place tariffs on the UK and other allies over the issue is "deeply unhelpful".
The US president plans more tariffs on countries against his proposed Greenland takeover.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said US annexation of Greenland is a national security strategy meant to avoid a future armed conflict.
In a joint statement, leaders of eight countries said they stand in "full solidarity" with Denmark and Greenland. Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen added: "Europe will not be blackmailed."
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Cruz praised the Trump administration’s efforts to acquire the Danish territory in an interview on Sunday.
MADRID, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said a U.S. invasion of Greenland “would make Putin the happiest man on earth” in a newspaper interview pu… Leggi
AMSTERDAM, Jan 18 (Reuters) - The Netherlands’ foreign minister on Sunday said that U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to impose new tariffs on European allies until th… Leggi
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A bipartisan congressional delegation traveled to Denmark to try to deescalate rising tensions. Just as they were finishing, President Trump announced new tariffs on the country until it agrees to his plan of acquiring Greenland.
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The heads of state of all 27 European Union nations will meet for an "extraordinary meeting" later this week, European council president Antonio Costa said on Sunday.
A large crowd of demonstrators chanted "Greenland is not for sale" outside the U.S. embassy in Copenhagen over the weekend.
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Denmark's foreign minister said the US president cannot "threaten his way to ownership of Greenland".
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The president says he "assumes" Denmark knows about the deal.
The row over Greenland risked uprooting the PM's carefully cultivated relationship with the US president.
The US president made a series of contested claims, ranging from the status of Greenland to Nato spending.
Trump is due to arrive at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday, where he said there are "a lot of meetings scheduled on Greenland".
The BBC's Faisal Islam was in the room when President Trump told his audience that he would not use force in Greenland, but also launched a long argument for why the US should own it.
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President Donald Trump, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, said no other country is in a position to defend Greenland but the United States.
"We are currently being caught in broader political conflicts driven by opposition to Donald Trump," Naleraq party leader Pele Broberg told ABC News.
During remarks in Davos, Switzerland, President Trump said he's "not sure" if NATO "would be there for us" if an attack against the U.S. were to occur.
President Trump said he is standing down on his NATO tariff threat over Greenland, citing a "framework of a future deal" on the Danish territory.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney added his voice to the condemnation of U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to acquire Greenland.
Trump heads to Switzerland as European leaders warn him not to seize sovereign land.
Some of the president's fellow Republicans oppose him - but it's not clear if they would join Democrats to block a takeover of the island.
In a speech in Davos, the US president said that he would not use force to take the island.
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Trump on Wednesday said he and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte have "formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland," but did not offer further details on the deal.
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US President Donald Trump dropped his threat to impose tariffs on European countries over his bid to takeover Greenland.
The deputy PM says the US President rowed back on threats after UK stood up for Denmark's sovereignty.
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Greenland's PM reminded Trump of its free healthcare, after Trump said he was sending a boat to aid people who were allegedly "not being taken care of".
Trump said he was sending a "great hospital boat" to Greenland to care for its sick. Greenland, which has universal healthcare, said 'no thank you.'
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USA SENDING HOSPITAL BOAT TO GREENLAND... (Second column, 1st story, link)
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