The prime minister of Greenland pushed again Sunday towards assertions by U.S. President Donald Trump that America will take management of the island territory.
Greenland, an enormous, resource-rich island within the Atlantic, is a self-governing territory of Denmark, a NATO ally of america. Trump needs to annex the territory, claiming it’s wanted for nationwide safety functions.
“President Trump says that america ‘will get Greenland.’ Let me be clear: The US won’t get it. We don’t belong to anybody else. We resolve our personal future,” Jens-Frederik Nielsen stated in a Facebook submit.
In Saturday’s interview, Trump allowed that “I feel there’s chance that we may do it with out navy pressure.”
“That is world peace, that is worldwide safety,” he stated, however added: “I don’t take something off the desk.”
Greenland’s residents and politicians have reacted with anger to Trump’s repeated solutions, with Danish leaders additionally pushing again.
Trump additionally stated “I don’t care,” when requested within the NBC interview what message this may ship to Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has invaded Ukraine and annexed a number of of its provinces in defiance of worldwide regulation.
