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Greenland PM says island not a 'piece of property' for sale

c/world · u/MicroWave@lemmy.world · 291 points

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**Summary**

Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen, during his first visit to Denmark since taking office in March, rejected Donald Trump’s push to annex Greenland, stating the island "will never be a piece of property that can be bought."

Standing alongside Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, he added, “We are in a foreign policy situation which means we have to move closer together.”

Frederiksen said Denmark was ready to invest more in Greenland as part of a “modernisation” of the two countries relationship.

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u/joostjakob@lemmy.world · 1 points

Sad, and likely true. I can't wait for the Hitler meme scene where someone has to point out Greenland is much smaller than Trump thought.

u/aesthelete@lemmy.world · 5 points

Adding to this list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercator_projection

(He wants it because he thinks it's a lot bigger than it is.)

u/dohpaz42@lemmy.world · 1 points

…the US might be or become the greatest security threat in decades.

I am dismissive of the idea that the US wants to “buy” Greenland or annex Canada as the 51st state, but I do not dismiss the global threat the US has become (e.g. Ukraine and Gaza come to mind) to the rest of the world.

u/Teknikal@eviltoast.org · 4 points

I think he wants it for a few different reasons.

  • Peter Thiel wants it
  • Strategic base for when he pulls out of Nato
  • Resources

u/GojuRyu@lemmy.world · 4 points

That may be true but for those literally being threatened with war it would be stupid not to act on the threats anyway. And your speculation that it’s a smoke screen sounds really dismissive the countries that now have to accept that the US might be or become the greatest security threat in decades.

u/vxx@lemmy.world · 3 points

It's not a smoke screen, he wants the stuff under the ice.

u/dohpaz42@lemmy.world · 19 points

He doesn’t want Greenland, nor does he want Canada. He wants a smokescreen to distract everybody from whatever bad shit he’s doing on any given day. And it’s working.

u/Lembot_0002@lemm.ee · 21 points

I don't think Trump wants a warm welcome. He wants Greenland. I'm sure he will gladly acquire it without people.

u/Luouth@lemmy.world · 25 points

I think there have been more than enough hints to the Trump nazi regime that they are not welcome in Greenland