Archiv: "…and if they are Danish – they will let me do it!"


10.01.2026 - 15:31 [ Nordisch.info ]

Experte warnt: „USA könnten Grönland an einem Nachmittag übernehmen“

Besonders beunruhigend sei aus Sicht Grönlands und Dänemarks die Bereitschaft der Trump-Regierung, offen zu handeln, ohne sich erkennbar auf internationales Recht zu berufen. Die Aktion in Venezuela habe zudem die außergewöhnlichen Fähigkeiten der USA demonstriert, einschließlich erheblicher Geheimdienst- und Militärmacht.

Das Verhältnis zwischen den USA und Dänemark gleiche derzeit einer Katze, die mit einer Maus spiele, so Bertelsen. Die Machtverhältnisse seien extrem unausgeglichen. Die Vereinigten Staaten könnten Dänemark und Europa nach Belieben bedrohen und demütigen.

10.01.2026 - 15:17 [ Tagesschau.de ]

US-Griff nach Grönland: Die Scheu der Europäer vor einer starken Antwort

Der NATO-Chef ist bekannt dafür, im Umgang mit Trump auf eine Umarmungsstrategie zu setzen. Kritische Worte Richtung Washington werden von ihm nicht zu hören sein.

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Während Dänemark und Spanien die Übernahmefantasien des US-Präsidenten verurteilen und der spanische Regierungschef Pedro Sanchez sogar von einem „Verbrechen“ sprach, schlägt Kommissionspräsidentin Ursula von der Leyen bei der Übergabe der Ratspräsidentschaft diese Woche an Zypern leisere Töne an.

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Es sei keinesfalls so, dass die Europäer keine Hebel hätten, um den USA deutlich zu machen: „Damit ist jetzt Schluss.“

Doch von solchen Maßnahmen gegen die USA ist in Brüssel nichts zu hören.

10.01.2026 - 15:16 [ CNN ]

US will take Greenland the ‘hard way’ if it can’t do it the ‘easy way,’ Trump says

Trump said that if he is unable to make a deal to acquire the territory “the easy way,” then he will have to “do it the hard way.”

“We are going to do something in Greenland, whether they like it or not, because if we don’t do it, Russia or China will take over Greenland, and we’re not going to have Russia or China as a neighbor,” Trump told reporters at the White House.

08.01.2026 - 18:50 [ Reuters ]

US senators foresee vote on reining Trump in over Greenland

„You will see war powers resolutions introduced on Cuba, Mexico, Colombia, Nigeria, Greenland,“ Senator Tim Kaine, a Virginia Democratic senator who has led several resolutions seeking to check U.S. presidents‘ use of military force without congressional approval.

„I just don‘t know who‘s necessarily going to be leading all of them, because I will likely be at least a co-sponsor and probably leading some,“ Kaine told reporters at a news conference ahead of a Senate vote expected on Thursday on whether to halt further military action in Venezuela without lawmakers‘ approval.

07.01.2026 - 18:30 [ Nordisch.info ]

„Verstärkung benötigt?“: Frankreich mit klarer Grönland-Spitze gegen Trump

Auf dem sozialen Netzwerk X veröffentlichte die französische Armee ein Bild von eigenen Soldaten auf Skiern in einer tief verschneiten Landschaft. Begleitet durch die an Dänemark gewandte Botschaft: „Verstärkung benötigt?“

07.01.2026 - 18:20 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Nach Krisensitzung zu Grönland: Dänemark bleibt auf Beschwichtigungskurs

Nicht mal eine Tasse Kaffee durften die Abgeordneten vom Auswärtigen Ausschuss des dänischen Parlaments mitnehmen, als sie sich gestern Abend in einem abhörsicheren Raum ohne Fenster trafen. Die Lage ist ernst. Wie soll Dänemark auf die aggressiven Töne aus den USA zu Grönland reagieren?

Nach dem Treffen wird klar: Dänemark versucht es weiter mit Beschwichtigung. Außenminister Lars Lökke Rasmussen betont: „Wir müssen dafür sorgen, dass die vermeintlich sachlichen Argumente, die Präsident Trump anführt, widerlegt werden. Nichts deutet darauf hin, dass viele Amerikaner seine Sicht teilen.“

07.01.2026 - 18:14 [ Reuters ]

European allies working on plan should US move on Greenland

A senior European official said Denmark must lead the effort to coordinate a response, but „the Danes have yet to communicate to their European allies what kind of concrete support they wish to receive,“ the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

06.01.2026 - 17:13 [ New York Times ]

Stephen Miller Asserts U.S. Has Right to Take Greenland

“Nobody’s going to fight the United States militarily over the future of Greenland,” Mr. Miller told Jake Tapper, the CNN host, after being asked repeatedly whether he would rule out using military force.

The remarks were part of a vocal push by Mr. Miller, long a powerful behind-the-scenes player in Trump administration policy, to justify American imperialism and a vision for a new world order in which the United States could freely overthrow national governments and take foreign territory and resources so long as it was in the national interest.

06.01.2026 - 12:40 [ Al Jazeera ]

Danish PM says US attack on Greenland would be the end of NATO

Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has warned that any bid by the United States to take over Greenland will result in the end of the NATO military alliance, as reverberations from Washington’s military attack on Venezuela and the abduction of its leader are felt across the globe.

Frederiksen made the comments on Monday following US President Donald Trump’s latest calls for the Arctic island to come under direct control of Washington.

06.01.2026 - 12:36 [ TheLocal.dk ]

‚Everything will be over‘: Denmark’s PM says US must not annex Greenland

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says a US annexation of Greenland, a sovereign part of the Kingdom of Denmark, would mean that ‚everything would be over‘ as parliament‘s Foreign Affairs Committee was summoned to an extraordinary meeting in Copenhagen.

05.01.2026 - 20:38 [ TheLocal.dk ]

‚That‘s enough‘: Greenland PM calls for end to US annexation threats

The territory‘s prime minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said „that‘s enough now“ in a response on social media.

„No more pressure. No more insinuations. No more fantasies of annexation,“ Nielsen said on Facebook.

„We are open to dialogue. We are open to discussions. But this must happen through the proper channels and with respect for international law,“ he said

05.01.2026 - 20:34 [ Fox News ]

Trump warns ‚sick‘ South American leader, reiterates ‚we need Greenland‘ for national security

„We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security, and Denmark is not going to be able to do it,“ Trump said.

„We need Greenland from a national security situation. It‘s so strategic,“ he added.

05.01.2026 - 20:27 [ Democracy Now ]

Trump Threatens Colombia, Cuba, Greenland, Iran and Mexico After Attack on Venezuela

President Trump has also threatened military action against Colombia, Cuba, Greenland, Iran and Mexico, following the U.S. attack on Venezuela. Speaking to reporters Sunday aboard Air Force One, Trump specifically targeted Colombian President Gustavo Petro and claimed without evidence that Petro was trafficking cocaine into the U.S.

04.01.2026 - 23:15 [ CBS News ]

Denmark prime minister calls on Trump to „stop the threats“ about Greenland

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said in a statement on Sunday that it makes „absolutely no sense to talk about the need for the United States to take over Greenland.“

„The U.S. has no right to annex any of the three nations in the Danish kingdom,“ she said, adding: „I would therefore strongly urge the U.S. stop the threats against a historically close ally and against another country and another people, who have very clearly said that they are not for sale.“

04.01.2026 - 23:12 [ Euractiv.com ]

Greenland, Denmark slam Trump staffer‘s wife for endorsing annexation

Denmark and Greenland each made their displeasure known on Sunday after the wife of President Donald Trump’s most influential aide posted a social media picture of Greenland painted in the colours of the US flag.

Katie Miller – wife of Trump’s deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller – posted the contentiously altered image of the Danish autonomous territory late Saturday, after the US military operation against Venezuela.

Her post had a single word above it: “SOON.”

23.12.2025 - 12:32 [ theLocal.dk ]

Denmark summons US ambassador after Trump names Greenland envoy

“We are summoning the US ambassador to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shortly for two reasons: to clearly state our objection and to request an explanation,” Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen told broadcaster TV2.

Løkke said any move that challenges the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Denmark is unacceptable.

„I am deeply angered by the appointment and the statement, which I find totally unacceptable,“ he also said.

23.12.2025 - 12:27 [ Copenhagen Post ]

Danish Foreign Minister: US must respect Greenland and Denmark

The USA should respect Greenland’s autonomy and its status as part of Denmark, says Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, following the appointment of an American envoy to Greenland. Rasmussen emphasized that all, including the USA, must respect the kingdom’s territorial integrity.

23.12.2025 - 12:03 [ Tagesschau.de ]

„Wir brauchen Grönland für die nationale Sicherheit“

US-Präsident Donald ‍Trump hat erneut sein Interesse an Grönland klargemacht. Wenn man sich die Insel entlang der Küste anschaue, sehe man überall russische und chinesische Schiffe, sagte er vor Journalisten in Florida. „Wir brauchen Grönland für die nationale Sicherheit. (…) Wir müssen es haben.“

30.03.2025 - 15:30 [ Associated Press ]

Trump says military force not off the table for Greenland after Danish FM scolds his administration

Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen made the remarks in a video posted to social media after U.S. Vice President JD Vance’s visit to the strategic island. Later Saturday, though, U.S. President Donald Trump maintained an aggressive tone, telling NBC News that “I never take military force off the table” in regards to acquiring Greenland.