Denmark, Trump and Greenland
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Why Denmark controls Greenland
President Trump questioned the legitimacy of Denmark’s claims to Greenland over the weekend while amping up rhetoric for his plans for the U.S. to acquire the Danish-held region.On Wednesday, Trump said he reached the “framework of a future deal” on Greenland with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte,
Denmark deploys additional troops to Greenland after President Donald Trump claims the island is not secure from Russia or China.
Danish veterans are furious at how the White House rhetoric disregards the right to self-determination of Greenland and Denmark . They also strongly object to Trump’s claim that Denmark, after fighting alongside U.S. forces in wartime, is incapable of protecting the West’s security interests in the Arctic.
A bipartisan U.S. Congressional delegation's comments in Denmark contrasted with those emanating from the White House.
Greenland’s connection to Denmark stretches back hundreds of years and reflects layers of settlement and colonial rule. Norse settlers from Iceland arrived around 985 A.D., but their communities later vanished,
A bipartisan congressional delegation traveled to Denmark to try to deescalate rising tensions. Just as they were finishing, President Trump announced new tariffs on the country until it agrees to his plan of acquiring Greenland.
European Parliament Member Anders Vistisen confronts President Donald Trump's Greenland interest with profanity-laced rebuke, drawing official reprimand from parliament leadership.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that Greenland was not "a natural part" of Denmark and that the problem of former colonial territories was becoming