World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 23 hours ago

'We do not want to be Americans' says Greenland's PM as Trump hints at land grab

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'We do not want to be Americans' says Greenland's PM as Trump hints at land grab

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World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 23 hours ago

Greenland's PM says his people don't want to be Americans

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The United States is a strong ally of the European Union and the leading member of NATO and many in Europe were shocked by the suggestion that an incoming US leader could consider using force against an ally. #EuropeNews

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Greenland’s Prime Minister Múte B. Egede stated that Greenlanders want independence and neither want to be Danes nor Americans, following Donald Trump’s comments about acquiring the territory for strategic reasons.

Trump suggested using force or economic pressure, alarming Denmark and Europe.

Danish PM Mette Frederiksen reaffirmed Greenland’s sovereignty, stating “Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders.”

The US sees Greenland as key in Arctic geopolitics, given its resources and location, but Egede stressed Greenland’s identity as distinct from Denmark, the US, or NATO politics.

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Is this literally Trump engaging in a dick measuring contest with Xi and Putin? Like “they’re gonna take Ukraine and Taiwan? NO FAIR I want new land too!!!” What a fucking baby
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  No. He’s doing this on Putin’s orders.
  
  Greenland is essential for NATO.

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