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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.
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USA‘s vicepræsident, JD Vance, var sammen med sin hustru, Usha Vance, og en delegation på besøg i Grønland fredag eftermiddag.
Vance holdt på Pituffik Space Base en tale, hvor han kritiserede Danmarks indsats i Grønland.
Statsminister Mette Frederiksen (S) har bebudet, at hun i den kommende uge vil besøge Grønland og møde den nye regeringschef Jens-Frederik Nielsen (Demokraatit)
Demonstration mod USA’s „grænseoverskridende‟ pres
(March 27, 2025)
USA’s præsident Donald Trump har gentagne gange sagt, at Grønland skal være amerikansk. Det har nu fået en gruppe borgere til at indkalde til demonstration foran den amerikanske ambassade på lørdag.
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Trump doesn’t rule out military intervention in Greenland — again
“We’ll get Greenland. Yeah, 100 percent,” Trump told NBC.
„There‘s a good possibility it could be done without military force,“ he said, adding however that „I don‘t take anything off the table.“
France warns Trump against threatening EU ‘sovereign borders’ after Greenland comments
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said he did not believe the U.S. would invade the vast Arctic island that has been part of Denmark for over 600 years.
„There is obviously no question that the European Union would let other nations of the world attack its sovereign borders, whoever they are,“ he told France Inter radio. „We are a strong continent.“
Donald Trump Ally Discusses Taking Greenland by Force
Scott Jennings, who has been a vocal supporter of Trump, made the remark on CNN on Monday, saying that the U.S. would be able to overcome the Arctic territory because „there‘s not that many people there.“
Newsweek has contacted Trump‘s transition team and Scott Jennings for comment via email.
Donald Trump Jr. arrives in Greenland after his father said U.S. should own territory
The eldest son of President-elect Donald Trump arrived in Greenland on Tuesday for a private visit that heightened speculation that the incoming U.S. administration could seek to take control of the mineral-rich Danish territory that‘s home to a large U.S. military base.
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(Feb. 20, 2023)
Global rare earths reserves amount to 130 million MT. With demand for rare earth minerals ramping up as hype about electric vehicles and other high-tech products continues, it will be interesting to see how the top producers contribute to future supply.
Machtwechsel in Grönland steht bevor
Die bisher regierenden Sozialdemokraten (Siumut) hatten sich vor der Wahl für ein umstrittenes Bergbauprojekt entschieden. Eine australische Bergbaugesellschaft mit chinesischer Beteiligung will in einem ökologisch empfindlichen Gebiet im Süden der Insel in großem Stil Seltene Erden und Uran abbauen.
Left-wing party opposed to big mining project wins Greenland election
The Inuit Ataqatigiit (IA) party won 37% of votes, compared to 26% in the last election four years ago, overtaking the ruling social democratic Siumut party which secured 29% of votes, according to official results.
Pompeo visits Denmark after diplomatic spat over Greenland
Pompeo met his Danish counterpart Jeppe Kofod and the country‘s prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, in Copenhagen on Wednesday along with foreign affairs representatives for Greenland and the Faroe Islands, also a Danish autonomous territory.
Trump cancels Denmark trip after PM says Greenland is not for sale
Speaking on Sunday during a trip to Greenland, Mette Frederiksen called purchasing the island, a semi-autonomous Danish territory, “an absurd discussion”.
In a tweet on Tuesday evening, the US president said that since the prime minster had “no interest in discussing the purchase of Greenland”, he had decided to postpone their meeting.