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Denmarkprime minister Mette Frederiksen Sunday urged U.S. President Donald Trump stop threats Greenlandhe reiterated his desire to acquire the book in The Atlantic.
“It makes absolutely no sense to talk about the United States needing to take over Greenland. The United States has no right to annex any of the three countries that make up the Kingdom of Denmark,” Frederiksen said in a statement on Sunday. “We absolutely need Greenland. We need it for defense,” Trump told the magazine.
He spoke a day after speaking to the U.S. captured president of venezuela Nicolás Maduro The president said Washington would run the Latin American country.
This has raised concerns in Denmark that the same could happen to the Danish territory of Greenland.
“So I strongly urge the United States to stop threatening a historically close ally, another country, another people because they have made it very clear that they are not for sale,” Frederiksen said.
Greenland’s prime minister’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment outside regular office hours.
Trump appointed Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry on December 21 special envoy Greenland, renewing criticism from Denmark and Greenland over Washington’s interest in the mineral-rich Arctic island.
Trump advocates making Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory, part of the United States. Landry publicly supports the idea.
The Arctic island’s strategic location between Europe and North America makes it a key site for U.S. ballistic missile defense systems, while its mineral wealth is also attractive as the United States looks to reduce its reliance on Chinese exports.
GreenlandA former Danish colony, it has the right to declare independence under a 2009 agreement but relies heavily on Danish subsidies.
Denmark has spent the past year seeking to repair strained ties with Greenland while also trying to ease tensions with the Trump administration by investing in Arctic defense.