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Stand with us and make clear that Greenland is not and will never be for sale. Greenland is run by the Greenlandic people and that will never change,
Nielsen told Anadolu
Denmark is very far away and doesn't really have anything to do. What happened? A boat landed there 200 years ago or something. They say they have rights to it, and I don't know if that's true. I actually don't think so.”
Trump on Thursday questioned Denmark’s sovereignty over the island and saidWe all support this wholeheartedly and strongly distance ourselves from attempts to create discord. Greenland belongs to the Greenlandic people, and we (as leaders) stand in unison,
they wrote
Who would the Americans be fighting? Their own military?"
Kristian Søby Kristensen, a military researcher at the University of Copenhagen, said
We want to be ourselves, and our autonomy and freedom will never be put up for debate,
Nielsen told the Danish Broadcasting Corporation during the rally
There is not the slightest chance that I will talk to Trump about Greenland becoming part of the US. Greenland will be Greenland,
he saidIf you look at the NATO treaty, the UN charter or international law, Greenland is not open to annexation,
Rasmussen saidOur country will never be the USA, and we Greenlanders will never be Americans,
he wrote on FacebookMaybe you’ll see more and more soldiers go there,
he said
We need that for international security. Not just security—international security.”
He said
We -- all party leaders -- cannot accept the repeated statements about annexation and control of Greenland,
the leaders of Greenland's five parliamentary parties said in a joint statement posted on Facebook
I see no indication in the Greenland elections that people want to leave the kingdom to become Americans."
The top diplomat saidWe as party leaders find this behaviour unacceptable towards friends and allies in a defence alliance,
they said, following an emergency meetingWe all stand behind these efforts and strongly reject attempts to create division,
they saidThis is not the time for political tactics and internal disagreements. The situation for our country is far too serious for that, ... When someone threatens us, looks down on us or speaks badly of us, we stand together."
he said, adding
We deserve to be treated with respect and I don't think the American president has done that lately since he took office."
Greenland Prime Minister Mute Egede
The voters have been able to drag down all the drama, all the alarmist talk from the outside to say: 'Well, this is about our everyday lives, our everyday concerns as citizens. Where are we going, how are we going to develop our society from the inside.'
Carina Ren, head of the Arctic program at Copenhagen's Aalborg University, told the GuardianI think that’s why NATO might have to get involved in a way because we really need Greenland for national security. It’s very important,
Trump said
It would mean war between two NATO countries. Greenland has just voted against immediate independence from Denmark and does not want to be American ever,
Jarlov addedDon’t keep treating us with disrespect,
he added