A day after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio doubled down on President Donald Trump’s desire to buy Greenland, Denmark on Friday once again rejected Trump’s proposal, asserting that the US cannot simply take over the territory,
The US president says he wants Greenland for security reasons. But Greenland is not terra nullius ripe for American colonisation.
NNA - Discussions are under way within NATO on a possible proposal to US President Donald Trump for a major expansion of the allied military presence in the Arctic, alliance sources have told DPA.
The EU and Nato have taken a vow of silence over Greenland after Denmark requested its key allies refrain from reacting to Donald Trump’s threats to seize the Arctic island. Copenhagen’s strategy of avoiding public confrontation with Trump,
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says President Donald Trump’s desire to acquire Greenland and retake control of the Panama Canal is driven by legitimate national security interests stemming from growing concerns about Chinese activity in the Arctic and in Latin America.
Denmark is increasing military spending in the North Atlantic amid President Donald Trump’s bid to have Greenland sold or ceded to the United States.
Denmark said on Monday it would spend 14.6 billion Danish kroner ($2.05 billion) boosting its military capabilities in the Arctic – a decision that comes amid continuing furor following US President Donald Trump’s renewed interest in controlling Greenland,
At the end of the interview, Qarsoq Høegh-Dam, a top official with the Naleraq party and an adviser to Olsen, popped in to say hello. Høegh-Dam is a gregarious politico, of a familiar sort you often find in insular government towns. He said he was trying to organize a “watch party” for Trump’s inauguration.
Denmark’s prime minister is on a tour of major European capitals as the continent faces what she called “a more uncertain reality” and her country moves to strengthen its military presence around Greenland.
Mads Petersen, owner of Greenland-based startup Arctic Unmanned, sat in a car to keep warm while he tested a small drone at minus 43 degrees Celsius (minus 45 degrees Fahrenheit).
US President Donald Trump is serious about seeking to buy Greenland, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday, after Denmark was rattled by his threats to take over the autonomous Danish territory.