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Mette Frederiksen, the Danish leader facing Donald Trump over Greenland
Greenland, the world's largest island, has once again become the focal point of an unexpected geopolitical dispute between NATO allies. Repeated threats from U.S. President Donald Trump to gain authority over the Arctic territory have placed Denmark in what its current Prime Minister,
Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen snubbed President Trump’s effort to acquire his icy island, telling reporters that he prefers Danish rule.
Trump’s Greenland takeover will jeopardize the NATO alliance, European leaders say, as the world’s largest island emphasized it prefers protection via Denmark a day before a big White House meeting.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Monday an American takeover of Greenland would amount to the end of the NATO military alliance.
New Delhi: Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has said that if the US attempts to seize Greenland, the NATO military alliance will collapse. In a television interview on Monday night, Frederiksen said that if the US takes military action against a NATO member country, the entire NATO system will be destroyed. Nothing will remain.
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Donald Trump Says He Wants 'Ownership' of Greenland Because It's 'Psychologically Important for Me'
President Donald Trump said that taking full 'ownership' over Greenland, rather than just upping the United States' military presence there, is 'psychologically important' to him during a lengthy sit-
The United States operated a number of bases in Greenland during the Cold War, which an expert said it could reopen.
Despite high-level talks between the U.S., Greenland and Denmark on Wednesday (January 14), Greenlanders remain fearful of Trump's ambition to control the island. This is as Denmark and Greenland boost their military presence to safeguard sovereignty.