Denmark and Greenland show united front against “annexation” threats

Denmark does not abandon Greenland in the United States, Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederixen said during an official visit to the Arctic Island.

Responding to Donald Trump’s repeated threats, Frederixen suggested closer security cooperation, but told the US president: “You cannot annex other countries.”

Frederixen stood next to Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederick Nielsen and his precursor to silent Egeda in the demonstration of support and unity before US threats on Thursday.

Its three-day trip to the territory stems on a controversial visit last week by an American delegation led by the JD Vance Vice President, which was widely criticized both in Greenland and in Denmark.

During his whirlwindVens repeated Trump’s ambitions to bring Greenland under security reasons, criticized Denmark for not spending greater security in the region, and claimed that it did not “do good work” for Greenland.

Upon arrival in Greenland on Wednesday, Frederixen said: “It is clear that we need to remain united in terms of sovereignty, borders and future in Greenland.”

Frederixen said on Thursday that Denmark strengthened its military presence in the Arctic and offered closer cooperation with the United States in defense of the region.

But she added: “If you demand a part … Danic territory, when we are greeted by the pressure and threats of our closest ally, what we believe in, about the country we admired so many years?”

Frederixen was traveling around the capital NUK on the Danish patrol, as well as Egeda and Nielsen.

According to the Danish public television teller, many people cheered up when they saw the Prime Minister of Denmark, and one resident shouted out of the window: “Hey, Mette! Thank you for being here.”

Egeda, who has served as Prime Minister for almost four years, said the island had cooperated with the United States on security for almost 80 years – including the construction of the Pituffik space base after the 1951 agreement between Denmark and the United States.

The former leader insisted on that Mermitsiaq’s national newspaper reports.

Trump first sailed the idea of ​​buying Greenland during his first term – and his desire to possess the island only over time.

Mikaela Engel, an expert on the Arctic, who had previously held the post of Danish High Commissioner for Greenland, told AFP “This is very important, and it is very encouraging for the Grenders to see the Danish Prime Minister.”

Greenland is the largest island in the world, between the Arctic and the Atlantic Ocean – was controlled by Denmark, almost 3,000 km (1860 miles), about 300 years.

Greenland regulates its own internal affairs, but foreign and defense policy decisions are made in Copenhagen.

Five of the six major parties prefer independence from Copenhagen, but do not agree with the pace with which it can be achieved.

In March, a new Greenland coalition, led by a party of the right -wing Democratic Centers, was established, contributing to the gradual approach to independence.

Surveys show that the vast majority of the Greenlanders also want to become independent of Denmark, but do not want to become part of the United States.

Since 2009, Greenland has had the right to call an independence referendum, although in recent years, some political parties have begun to push more.