Greenlandic PM responds to US President Donald Trump’s claims over Greenland, asserting that the territory will decide its own future.
Mar 30, 2025
Greenland’s newly elected Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said he will not hand over the territory to the United States in response to US President Donald Trump’s recent comments about annexing the vast Arctic region.
“President Trump says that the United States is getting Greenland. Let me be clear: The United States won’t get that. We do not belong to anyone else. We determine our own future,” Nielsen stated in a Facebook post on Sunday.
Trump had told NBC News on Saturday that he had “absolutely” discussed the possibility of annexing Greenland. “We’ll get Greenland. Yeah, 100 percent,” he said, doubling down on his claim.
The tension between the two nations escalated after US Vice President JD Vance visited a military base in Greenland and accused Denmark of failing to adequately protect the strategically located island.
Vance claimed the US could offer better security for the region, which holds significant geopolitical value.
In response, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen expressed frustration with the US administration’s “tone” during their criticism.
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