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Stellan Skarsgård criticized Donald Trump’s demand that Denmark hand over Greenland territory.
The 74-year-old Swedish actor was asked for his reaction Trump’s threat at the European Film Awards press conference on Saturday.
“That’s ridiculous, isn’t it?” Skarsgård snapped. “Here’s an egomaniacal little guy who’s trying to take over the world. He’s suddenly taking over Venezuela, and it’s for Chevron. He’s going to take over Greenland for minerals. He’s a criminal.”
this dune Actor refers to Trump’s decision to remove Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro before him from power Begins talks with oil giant Chevron Expand its license in Venezuela.
Trump has long been interested in buying Greenland, he says Set sights on this territory Due to “national security” reasons. On Saturday, Trump threatened in a lengthy Truth Society post 25% tariff Many European countries opposed annexation, including Denmark, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Sweden.
Denmark and its European allies firmly advocate Greenland not for sale and blasted Trump’s threats as unacceptable.
Skarsgård recently won Best Supporting Actor Award won a Golden Globe for his performance in Joachim Trier’s Norwegian family drama emotional value. Both the Swedish actor and the Norwegian director, whose home countries are neighbors of Greenland, share their dissatisfaction with Greenland. political confrontation at the winners’ press conference in Berlin on Saturday.
Trier responded: “Sitting in Europe today. I think what we have learned from history is, allocations from other countries In Europe we are guilty of the idea of colonization because we are trying to get rid of this stupid idea.
“Denmark has gone a long way in apologizing and trying to make amends for their past appropriation of Greenland, which belongs to the people of Greenland. So the idea of reclassifying Greenland to another culture when it’s very clear to Denmark that the United States could protect Greenland with greater military capabilities through the NATO alliance if they wanted to, that’s happening now.”
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He concluded: “I agree with Strain that this is a ridiculous idea and international law must be respected because weakening international law will have a huge domino effect on how other superpowers treat other countries, so if this were to happen the dominant effect would be extremely worrying.”