US says ready to partner with Greenland in case of independence from Denmark

US says ready to partner with Greenland in case of independence from Denmark

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The Secretary of State of the United States, Marco Rubio, said this Friday that the Greenlanders want to be independent and “get away from Denmark,” and that their country is willing to “intervene” and offer them “an association.” “The Greenlanders are going to make a decision. They’re the ones who want to leave Denmark. They’re the ones who want to be independent, not us. We didn’t come up with that idea. They did it, and if they make that deci…

The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, has attributed the US plans to control Greenland to the independence movement on the Arctic island, pointing out that it is Greenlandic citizens who want to stop belonging to Denmark.

US Secretary of State explained the position of Donald Trump’s government and said that if the island decides to cut ties with Copenhagen, Washington will offer him “an association”

The Secretary of State made it clear that his country “has not annexed anything” and that “it will depend on the Greenlanders”

Secretary of State Marco Rubio commented in Brussels on the US administration's announcement of its desire to take over Greenland. He explained that no one had annexed the island and that it was the Greenlanders themselves who would decide their future. He noted, however, that the Greenlanders said they wanted to become independent from Denmark.