Tausende Dänen haben in Kopenhagen gegen die von US-Präsident Donald Trump erhobenen Besitzansprüche auf Grönland protestiert. Sie versammelten sich vor dem Rathaus der dänischen Hauptstadt, schwenkten dänische und grönländische Fahnen und riefen „Kalaallit Nunaat!“ – den Namen Grönlands in der Muttersprache.
Auch in anderen dänischen Städten sowie in der grönländischen Hauptstadt Nuuk finden Proteste statt.
In Greenland‘s capital Nuuk, thousands led by Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen carried flags and similar banners as they headed for the U.S. consulate chanting „Kalaallit Nunaat“ – the island‘s name in Greenlandic.
“I’ve come here today because I think it’s important to show that Greenland is not for sale. It is not a toy. This is our home,” said Naja Holm, a civil servant.
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
“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.