Europe is uniting in response to US President Donald Trump’s efforts to appropriate Greenland. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen sought to drum up support from German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin and French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris before a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.
A new poll shows that 85% of Greenland residents oppose President Trump's efforts to bring the island under U.S. control.
President Trump is flexing his muscle just a week into his presidency, using tariffs and sanctions as a leverage tool to enact his agenda, even when it involves U.S. allies. Trump caused a stir
Donald Trump insisted he was serious in his determination to take over Greenland in a fiery telephone call with Denmark’s prime minister, according to senior European officials.
Denmark PM Frederiksen emphasised over the call that Greenland, which is an autonomous part of the kingdom of Denmark, was not for sale.
President Donald Trump appears to be strong-arming unwilling leaders into negotiating, according to aides and foreign policy experts.
The call did not go well and Trump was aggressive and confrontational with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, FT reported.
Denmark agreed on Friday to discuss the Arctic region with Washington, Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said, after his first phone call with the top diplomat of the administration of President Donald Trump,
The president has repeatedly discussed his desire to "retake" the Panama Canal and take possession of Greenland.