Denmark, Greenland to meet with US these are stakes
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Vance to meet Danish and Greenlandic officials in Washington as locals say Greenland is not for sale
Greenland is at the center of a geopolitical storm as President Trump is insisting he wants to own the island — and the residents of its capital Nuuk say it is not for sale.
Denmark and Greenland push back against Trump’s Greenland takeover plan, emphasizing NATO protection and calling for Greenlanders to have a say in their future.
Denmark has pledged to station a radar system in eastern Greenland, as well as five new inspection ships to replace the ageing Thetis-class vessels, a Poseidon-type patrol aircraft and four long-range MQ-9B Sea Guardian air drones.
Nielsen made the remarks at a joint press conference with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, marking the strongest show of disapproval of President Donald Trump’s ambition to acquire Greenland