Greenland’s new prime minister has issued a strong message to Donald Trump following the US president’s claims over the island. In a defiant message, Jens-Frederik Nielsen said: “We must listen when others talk about us. But we must not be shaken. President Trump says the United States is ‘getting Greenland.’
“Let me make this clear: The U.S. is not getting that. We don’t belong to anyone else. We decide our own future. We must not act out of fear. We must respond with peace, dignity and unity.
“And it is through these values that we must clearly, clearly and calmly show the American president that Greenland is ours. It was like that yesterday. That’s how it is today. And that’s how it will be in the future.”
Mr Nielsen is the leader of the Demokraatit party, the largest in parliament. After officially becoming prime minister last week, the PM took to social media to hit back at Mr Trump’s bid for Greenland.
On Saturday, the U.S. president told NBC News that he will “not take anything off the table” after being questioned on the use of military force to take control of the country.
The Trump administration says they want to take over the world’s biggest island for national security purposes.
Greenland is rich in natural resources and offers a number of strategic advantages, especially as shipping through the Arctic region becomes easier due to warming temperatures.
Greenland is a semiautonomous territory of Denmark and has been part of the NATO nation for 600 years.
On Friday, vice-president JD Vance touched down on the island with his wife, Usha, where they proceeded to the U.S. military’s Pituffik Space Base for a national security briefing.
Mr Vance said during his visit: “Our message to Denmark is very simple: you have not done a good job by the people of Greenland.
Source : https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/2033439/greenland-prime-minister-donald-trump
