Nuuk, Greenland — Party leaders in Greenland rejected President Donald Trump’s repeated statements He calls on the United States to take control Island, saying that Greenland’s future should be decided by its people.
“We don’t want to be Americans, we don’t want to be Danes, we want to be Greenlanders,” Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens Fredrik Nielsen and four party leaders said in a statement on Friday evening.
Trump said again on Friday that he would like to do so Greenland acquisition deal A semi-autonomous region that is part of Denmark is a NATO ally“The easy way” He said that if the United States does not have it, Russia or China will take it, and the United States does not want them as neighbors.
“If we don’t do it the easy way, we’ll do it the hard way,” Trump said, without explaining what that entailed. The White House said it was considering a range of options, including the use of military force, to seize the island.
Party leaders in Greenland stressed that “Greenland’s future must be decided by the people of Greenland.”
“As leaders of the Greenlandic Party, we would like to reiterate our desire for the United States’ disdain for our country to end,” the statement read.
Officials from Denmark, Greenland and the United States met on Thursday in Washington and will meet again next week to discuss the issue New batch from the White House To control the island.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has warned that US control of Greenland would be a milestone The end of NATO.
The party leaders’ statement said, “Work on the future of Greenland is carried out through dialogue with the people of Greenland and is being prepared on the basis of international laws.”
“No other country can interfere in this matter,” they said. “We must decide the future of our country ourselves, without pressure to make a quick decision, delay or interference from other countries.”
The statement was signed by Nielsen, Pele Broberg, Moti B. Egedi, Alika Hammond and Agallo C. Jeremiasen.
While Greenland is the largest island in the world, it has a population of about 57,000 and does not have its own army. Defense is provided by Denmark, whose army pales in comparison to that of the United States
It is unclear how the remaining NATO members would react if the United States decided to forcefully take control of the island or if they would come to Denmark’s aid.