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The Danish authorities spoke privately with members of President-elect Donald Trump’s staff about safety in Greenland, signaling they’re keen to work with the U.S. after Trump stated he wished to purchase the nation.
In latest days, representatives of the Danish authorities spoke with the incoming administration broadly about safety measures in Greenland – and extra particularly about doubtlessly growing U.S. navy presence there, based on Axios
These accustomed to the dialog advised Axios that Denmark requested the Trump staff for clarification about what the president-elect wished after he repeatedly stated he wished the U.S. to take over Greenland and didn’t rule out utilizing navy drive.
Whereas the Danish authorities reiterated that Greenland is “not for sale” they expressed a willingness to work with the Trump staff on the president-elect’s needs.
The Impartial has requested a member of the Trump–Vance transition staff and the Danish authorities for remark.
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Greenland Premier (left) and Denmark Prime Minister (proper) deal with the U.S.’s latest bid for Greenland in a press convention on Friday (Ritzau Scanpix/AFP by way of Getty Ima)
These personal conversations, if true, seem like Denmark’s means of turning the temperature down as Trump stirs the pot.
Although he has not formally taken workplace but, Trump signaled he plans to try to improve U.S. presence – or management – over Greenland as a result of it serves a nationwide safety position for the U.S.
Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., took a one-day journey to Greenland together with his staff to talk with locals, officers stated this was a private journey.
Greenland, a rustic of roughly 56,000 folks, is an autonomous territory of Denmark. The island nation is located northeast of Canada throughout the Arctic Circle. The U.S. has had a navy base on Greenland since 1951, it at present is a part of the U.S. Area Drive.
Trump’s feedback, during which he didn’t rule out utilizing navy drive to take over Greenland, had been met with ire from European leaders who warned the incoming president about taking aggressive motion towards NATO-aligned international locations.
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Trump Jr flew to Greenland in a ‘Trump Force One’ airplane (AP)
It’s unclear how critical Trump is about his threats concerning Greenland. Secretary of State Antony Blinken threw chilly water on Trump’s feedback saying it was “not a good idea” and “not going to happen.”
In a press convention on Friday, Greenlandic Premier Múte Egede and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen stated they met in Copenhagen and agreed to open discussions with Trump. Each have assured that Greenland belongs to the folks of Greenland and that the nation shouldn’t be on the market.
“We have now a need for independence, a need to be the grasp of our personal home … That is one thing everybody ought to respect,” Egede stated. “However that doesn’t imply we’re reducing all ties, all cooperation and all relations with Denmark.”
