NATO, Greenland and Trump
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Danish Foreign Affairs Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen on Saturday said that talks with U.S. officials and Greenland have progressed but there’s no “solution yet” regarding the Trump administration’s push to take over the Arctic island.
COPENHAGEN, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Talks between the United States, Greenland and Denmark began on Wednesday, the Danish foreign ministry said, as the three parties seek to resolve a diplomatic crisis over President Donald Trump's threats against the Arctic territory.
It comes shortly after Trump announced a framework deal regarding the Arctic island and backed away from imposing tariffs on several European countries.
Visit Denmark, the country's tourism marketing group, has issued a statement reassuring U.S. travelers that they are welcome amid geopolitical tensions regarding Greenland.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen delivered a sharp message as she arrived for the EU’s informal leaders’ retreat, warning that Europe can “no longer be economically dependent on superpowers.” Taking aim at President Donald Trump’s tariff threats amid the ongoing Greenland dispute,
More than 80 years later, Donald Trump invoked that moment at the World Economic Forum in Davos. In his speech on January 21, the US president claimed his country “gave Greenland back” to Denmark after the second world war. This history, Trump implied, still gives the US a claim to Greenland today.
Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen on Wednesday issued a defiant message on the Arctic island's future.
Healey and Denmark officials signed an "economic partnership agreement" on Feb. 3 as tensions between the US and Greenland continue.
A Sacramento woman's grandfather made a WWII Greenland deal that is sparking geopolitical debates today.
Having the strongest military and economy in the world does not give the administration freedom to take any assets it wants.
Ukaleq and Sondre Slettemark are siblings from Greenland who are competing with the Danish Olympic Team in biathlon. The siblings are sending a message to President Trump and the world after the president sought to take Greenland over from Denmark.