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Greenland hosts hundreds of US troops at a Space Base, raising NATO concerns as Trump’s statements follow recent US actions in Venezuela, sparking fears over sovereignty.
- Since the operation in Venezuela, President Donald Trump has repeatedly mentioned his desire to control Greenland, prompting Nuuk residents Christian Elsner and Patrick Abraham to take the remarks more seriously.
- At first it was treated as a joke that an American president wanted Greenland, but Greenland residents say concerns escalated after recent events in South America.
- Greenland hosts US service members at a Space Base, and Denmark signalled openness to expanding the US military presence; other NATO members back Denmark but have not detailed responses.
- Meanwhile, Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen tells citizens not to fear and insists Greenland cannot be compared to Venezuela, a view echoed by Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen.
- The European Union, through spokeswoman Anita Hipper, said it does not agree with efforts to control Greenland and will uphold national sovereignty and territorial integrity under the UN Charter.
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Colonel Wolfgang Richter assumes that US President Trump is serious about his threats towards Greenland: "You only have to look at the national security strategy. The focus is clearly on securing the western hemisphere.
Trump's global chess game is only just beginning – Europe is next
European leaders express dismay at Donald Trump’s threat to seize Greenland, a move that would expand by almost a quarter the land area of the United States. “We do need Greenland,” the US President said on Sunday, doubling down on his previously expressed intention to take over the vast Arctic island, which is a semi-autonomous part of Denmark. Sir Keir Starmer and his European counterparts meeting in Paris said in a statement that “Greenland b…
It is not right when Donald Trump and most recently one of his closest advisors cast doubt on Denmark's historical sovereignty over Greenland. This is stated by a senior researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies...
After the American military successfully raided Venezuela's President Nicholas Maduro, US President Donald Trump and his allies once again spoke of taking control of Greenland, an autonomous territory within the Danish kingdom.
In an interview with CNN, Stephen Miller says that no one is going to fight the United States militarily over the future of Greenland.
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