Danish Prime Minister Metet Fredericseen reiterated on Monday that Greenland is not “for sale,” but she remained open to increase the American “footprint” on the Arctic island.
As the European Union leaders called for a meeting in Brussels, Fredericseen addressed the possibility of Greenland’s control of President Donald Trump, which was a self-governance area of Denmark, an American ally, military or economic Through force.
“I think we are very clear from the state of Denmark, with the great support of the European partners and the European Union, that everyone has to respect the sovereignty of all national states in the world, and that Greenland is a part of today is a part of today Denmark The kingdom of, it is a part of our territory, and it is not for sale, “Fredericseen told reporters, speaking in English. “Greenland leaders, the president, are very clear that they are not for sale.”
Fredericksen indicated that Denmark would welcome Trump to send more troops to Greenland, where the US space force already has a basis for monitoring missile threats.
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Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederricasen spoke to the media before the leaders of an informal European Union on February 3, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium, in Belgium. (Theory Monas/Getty Images)
“I fully agree with Americans that the high answer, that is becoming more and more important when we are talking about defense and safety and preventive,” Fredericksen said, both China and Russia both the regions said Are fast active in. “And it is possible to find a way to ensure strong footprints in Greenland. They are possible. [the U.S.] Already there, they are there, and they may have more possibilities. And at the same time, we are ready to scale from the kingdom of Denmark. And I think NATO is the same. So if it is about securing our share of the world, then we can find the way forward. ,
Fredericseen also responded to Trump’s threat to implement tariffs on imports from the European Union. The Danish leader said that the European Union members “are ready to help each other and live together, and I will never support the idea of fighting colleagues, but of course, if America is a hard tariff on Europe Puts, we need a collective and strong response. “
Last week, his government announced a $ 2 billion agreement with parties, including the governments of Greenland and Ferro Islands, “to improve capabilities for monitoring and maintain sovereignty in the region.” It will include three new Arctic Navy ships, two additional long -range monitoring drones and satellite capacity, the Danish Ministry said.
Meanwhile, European Council President Antonio Costa, given that the European Union stands near Ukraine in defense of its borders, said about Greenland on Monday: “Of course, we will also stand for these principles, if all of them The regional integrity is more than the European Union member state.
Trump has said that the United States needs the control of Greenland, as well as the Panama Canal for “national security objectives”. While state secretary Marco Rubio visited Panama this week, Panaman President Jose Raul Mulino promised to abolish his country’s major belt and road project agreement with China. Trump mourned the increasing control of Beijing of the strategic waterway manufactured by the United States, connecting the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.
On October 4, 2023, with domes of Thule tracking station in northern Greenland, the east thule air base, pitfic space base, east Thule Air Base. (Thomas Trasadhal/Ritzou Scanpix/AFP Getty Image)
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In Brussels on Monday, Fredericseen also reacted to Vice President JD Vance, recently claimed that Denmark has “not a good partner.” In an interview with Fox News on Sunday, Vance reiterated that Greenland “is really important for our national security,” China and Russia crossed the C lane near the island rapidly, and “clearly, Denmark, Who controls Greenland, it is not doing its work, and it is not a good partner. ”
“You have to ask yourself how we are going to solve that problem, to solve our national security, if it means we need to take more regional interests in Greenland? That Europeans first describe the interests of the US citizens.
Speaking at Danish, Fredericseen told reporters that Danes “fought shoulder to shoulder with Americans for several decades,” according to the report and an online translation.
Prime Minister Fredericksen indicated that Denmark would welcome Trump. Trump welcomed to send more troops to Greenland, where the US space force has a basis for monitoring missile threats. (Thomas Trasadhal/Ritzou Scanpix/AFP Getty Image)
“We are one of the most important and strongest colleagues of the United States – and I will not accept the notion that Denmark is a bad colleague. We are never, we are never, and we will never be in the future. Arctic cooperation is important.
“It’s sensible, but it is also important that we work together against terrorism, which we see with vandalism in the Baltic Sea right now, and it is important that we work together on NATO’s eastern flank And Russia holding the firm in such a relationship, “He said, Ukraine turning to war. “So we will be able to work together in many ways, but I don’t want to sit on Denmark’s name and remuneration that we should be a bad ally, because we are not.”
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Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Junior, visited Nuku, the capital of Greenland, to meet the local people last month, before he took over as his father.
Trump’s 10% tariff on Chinese imports in the US effective this week, as the administration is to justify Beijing for the precursor chemicals, which said that the Fentaneel crisis is to promote. He agreed to suspend 25% of additional tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, and after 30 days of the two countries, an additional 10% tax on the energy imported from Canada, including oil, natural gas and electricity, both countries Agreed to send its boundaries to additional soldiers. Along with America, among other stipends.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
