Donald Trump Last week he spoke by telephone with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Greenland. According to the Financial Times, this happened even before the U.S. president was sworn in, and the case was not publically reported. According to the newspaper, the conversation went “very wrong” and was “stormy”.
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Journalists found Trump accepted “aggressive and confrontational‘ tonnes After the head of government in Copenhagen stated that the world's largest island is not for sale. Frederiksen was to offer Deeper cooperation on military bases and mineral mining in Greenland.
– It was terrible,” said 1 of the 5 European officials on whom the diary refers. Another was to add that Trump was “very firm‘. It was a cold shower. It was hard to take it seriously before, but I think It's serious and possibly very dangerous. – the interviewer said.
Donald Trump wants to get Greenland. He's talking about US security.
Due to the intentions of American leaders, the Danish are to act “in a crisis mode”. Frederiksen was expected to call gathering with the heads of national companies, including Carlsberg and Novo Nordisk, to discuss the possible duties that Trump had threatened. U.S. National safety Council spokesman confirmed the intentions of the US leader.
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President Trump made it clear that safety of Greenland is crucial to the United States due to the fact that China and Russia make crucial investments throughout the region Arctic. It commits not only to defend US interests in the Arctic but besides to cooperate with Greenland to guarantee mutual prosperity He told both nations.
The people of Greenland want independence. "The full situation is absurd"
In turn Mute Egede, Prime Minister of Greenland with the position of autonomous territory of Denmark, consistently reiterates that The island wants independencenot being part of the US or the European state as it is now. Concerns Danish confirm European diplomats in Washington.
– They take it completely seriously, they have serious concerns. The full situation is absurd due to the fact that Americans have a military presence there, and Denmark is open to developing it. The Danish keep the island, and as far as minerals are concerned, for the time being, 1 American company has been operating there, and so far there has not been much interest – 1 of the PAP interviewors said.
The second diplomat noted that The USA cannot impose duties straight on Denmark due to its affiliation with the EU Single Market, but could cover the duties of individual goods, specified as those produced by Novo Nordisk popular obesity medicine - Ozempic.
