President Donald Trump has repeatedly stressed that he views obtaining Greenland as a vital piece of American foreign policy.
Greenland’s prime minister on Sunday called for improve ties with Denmark after having talks with the United States that he described as „not respectful.“
Newsweek reached out to the White House and U.S. State Department by email and submission form, respectively, outside of normal business hours on Sunday afternoon for comment.
Greenland is an autonomous territory owned by Denmark, with citizens of Greenland also considered citizens of Denmark and the European Union (EU). President Donald Trump has said that the U.S. needs to own Greenland to cover a number of global security concerns related to China and Russia and the Arctic Circle.
Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen has repeatedly said that „the United States will not get Greenland“, stressing: „We don’t belong to anyone else. We decide our own future.“
Vice President JD Vance and his wife Usha recently visited Greenland, which Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen criticized as placing „unacceptable pressure“ on Greenland and Denmark. Vance during his visit criticized Denmark for not having „done a good job by the people of Greenland.“
Greenland also has healthy reserves of minerals, making it of great interest to the U.S., along with Ukraine’s mineral reserves, which the U.S. has targeted as a precondition to a peace deal with Russia in its ongoing war.
