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Danish PM Warns Trump’s Greenland Push Could Return

She vowed to support Greenland’s right to decide its future in the face of outside pressure.

Overview

  • In a speech opening Denmark’s parliament, Mette Frederiksen said it is too soon to “breathe a sigh of relief” about U.S. designs on the island.
  • Trump has recently said little about Greenland, but he previously refused to rule out military force and cast U.S. control as a security necessity.
  • Greenland, a self-ruling Danish territory with vast rare earth reserves, is deepening ties with the EU and preparing a critical minerals partnership with the UK.
  • Greenland’s foreign minister, Vivian Motzfeldt, condemned Washington’s approach and said the island seeks trade with “like-minded countries.”
  • Vice President J.D. Vance’s March visit yielded no meetings with Greenlandic counterparts and drew Danish criticism, and Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen is due to address the European Parliament on Wednesday.