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hundreds danish veteransMany of them fought alongside U.S. troops and staged a silent protest outside the U.S. Embassy on Saturday. copenhagen.
This demonstration was a direct response to Trump administration proposal to acquire Greenland and what they think cancel their combat contribution.
In early January, President Donald Trump claimed NATO soldiers avoid Middle East front lineshe wasn’t sure the league would “be there when we need it.”
“They will say they sent some troops to Afghanistan … and they did, they stayed behind, away from the front lines,” he told Fox News.
“Denmark has always stood by the United States and we are present in crisis areas of the world when the United States asks us to do so,” said the Danish Veterans and Veterans Support Group.
“We are disappointed and ridiculed by the Trump administration, which willfully ignores Denmark’s fight alongside the United States.”
The group added: “Words cannot describe how much it hurts us that Denmark’s contribution and sacrifice in the struggle for democracy, peace and freedom are forgotten in society.” White House“.
The veterans initially gathered at a monument honoring fallen Danish service members before marching to the nearby U.S. Embassy.
There, they observed five minutes of silence and one minute of silence for each branch of the Danish Armed Forces: Army, Air Force, Navy, Emergency Management Agencies and Police.
Danish military veterans are angry at how White House rhetoric ignores the right to self-determination of NATO ally Denmark’s territory Greenland.
They also strongly disagreed with Trump’s claims Denmark is unable to protect Western security interests In the Arctic.
Forty-four Danish soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan, the highest per-capita death toll in the coalition. Eight more people died in Iraq.
Tensions were further heightened on Tuesday when 44 Danish flags – one for each Danish soldier killed in Afghanistan – were removed by embassy staff in front of the embassy.
The State Department later said that generally, Guardsmen remove items left behind after demonstrations and other “lawful free speech activities.” The flags were allegedly returned to those who left.