Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen told President-elect Donald Trump “Greenland is not for sale” during a phone call this week, according to a press release from her office, as Trump continues to express interest in acquiring the Danish territory.
Bosses from Fortune 500 Europe companies including Novo Nordisk, Lego, and Carlsberg met with the PM as Trump ups his threats over Greenland.
Múte Egede, the Danish territory's prime minister, reminded the U.S. president-elect of the Greenlandic people's interests.
Greenland, a vast but sparsely populated Arctic island, has been transformed by the climate crisis in recent decades.
Mute Egede promised continued goodwill but said his country has no interest in becoming part of the United States
According to a common variation of this argument, gaining a greater degree of control over Greenland — either by buying it, annexing it or striking a new deal with its government — would serve America’s immediate geopolitical and economic interests,
Denmark's prime minister stressed to the president-elect that Danish companies contribute to growth and jobs in the U.S.
NUUK, Greenland — The people of Greenland, the Inuit, the people of the farthest north, are famously quiet. At church, you can barely hear them when they sing. In conversation, you have to lean in. This doesn’t mean they are passive. They eat polar bears.
Panama is part of a bigger piece of real estate that Mr Trump has his eye on. He wants to influence territory and infrastructure close to the United States. He views Mexico as a source of unwanted migration,