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We have a desire for independence, a desire to be the master of our own house ... This is something everyone should respect,
Greenland Prime Minister Mute Egede said at a joint press conference with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in Copenhagen
He wants to meet. And we're setting it up,
he told reporters during a press conference from his Mar-a-Lago club regarding Putin
There is a lot of support among the people of Greenland that Greenland is not for sale and will not be in the future either."
Frederiksen said
The hatred for Denmark has never been higher [in some parts of the population], and the gratitude for the US during the second world war and the cold war in terms of military [protection] has never been higher as well."
One local told The GuardianWe have no reason to believe that would happen."
She saidNo journalists were allowed to interview him,
Lynge, a member of the ruling Inuit Ataqatigiit party (which wants independence for Greenland) told Politico
So many people excited about our visit, especially the youth. They love America and Trump.”
The president-elect’s son himself wrote on InstagramPeople were curious, but some took pictures giving him [the] finger at the airport… Some wrote on Facebook: yankee go home,
she addedWhat do you think about Donald Trump Jr’s visit to Nuuk?”
they all asked
It is clear that the sovereignty of states has to be respected,
European Commission spokesperson Anitta Hipper said during a press briefing on Wednesday,
Many Kalaallit (Greenlanders) that move to Denmark … are met with a great ignorance and arrogance from the Danish people,
Ellekrog told POLITICOThat’s a bill of somewhere between $750 million to $1 billion a year,
Jon Rahbek-Clemmensen, associate professor at the Royal Danish Defence College, said in an interviewIt is this growing resentment which has led to a lot of people in Greenland feeling like they are ready to try something else,
said Ellekrog, who addedAll they have to do is put on a cap and be in the Trump staff’s videos...it is deeply distasteful,
Amtoft said
For purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World, the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity,
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We have neglected for many years to make the necessary investments in ships and in aircraft that will help monitor our kingdom, and that is what we are now trying to do something about,
Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen told journalists
There are no plans to increase the United States' current military footprint in Greenland,
the spokesperson told ReutersI think that the Americans are quite concerned that Russia could actually launch or initiate a major attack against the United States, and that could be done from the Russian side,
Jens Wenzel at Nordic Defense Analysis told ReutersAll that's left is to get some popcorn,
he addedThey're walking a tightrope,
said Lin Alexandra Mortensgaard, a Greenland expert at the Danish Institute for International Studies, referring to the Danish and Greenland prime ministers