Greenland PM says island not a 'piece of property' for sale – DW – 04/27/2025
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Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen visited Denmark for the first time since being elected, in a bid to strengthen ties. President Donald Trump has spoken of the US' desire to annex Greenland.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/28815530

Summary

Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen, during his first visit to Denmark since taking office in March, rejected Donald Trump’s push to annex Greenland, stating the island “will never be a piece of property that can be bought.”

Standing alongside Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, he added, “We are in a foreign policy situation which means we have to move closer together.”

Frederiksen said Denmark was ready to invest more in Greenland as part of a “modernisation” of the two countries relationship.

  • bluGill@fedia.io
    21·
    3 hours ago

    As an American I don’t approve of empires: I don’t want Denmark or France to have colonies in the Americas. That doesn’t mean I want Greenland for the US though, let them be a free country of their own (or they could join Canada).

    I’m consistent here: I do not approve of having Hawaii as a US state/territory. The other worldwide territories we have: have tiny populations (Guam at 168k) and military bases are an unfortunate necessity. However if anything has or grows to a significant population (with Guam already borderline) they should be left free. Puerto Rico is at least in the Americas: they can go free if they want, or join as a state - they should not be a territory.

    • FatCrab@lemmy.oneEnglish
      2·
      1 hour ago

      What is the difference between joining Canada or remaining an autonomous territory of Denmark? Greenland also has the option of leaving Denmark, and this not a topic without controversy and debate within Greenland, so while I appreciated you not wanting them to be forced under US hegemony, I find the rest of your comment a little arbitrary.

      • Zwuzelmaus@feddit.orgEnglish
        1·
        32 minutes ago

        Greenland also has the option of leaving Denmark

        And what a funny “option” it is. Even the most boneheaded separatists there have smelled the true smell in the winds from the west by now, and of course even they like a few more hugs and kisses with Denmark so much better.

    • Shtef@feddit.orgEnglish
      2·
      3 hours ago

      I don’t mind terretories being part of bigger countries as long as those countries have a real choice to leave as they want. “You can leave, but then we will put sanctions on you” does not count