So before the U.S. Consulate in Nuuk, Greenland, 17 January 2026. © Sean Gallup / Getty Images
On Saturday, thousands of people marched through Greenland's capital, Nuuk, protesting US plans to annex the autonomous territory of Denmark. A akin rally took place in Copenhagen.
Protests were a consequence to fresh statements by U.S. president Donald Trump, who declared Washington to gain territory ‘Easy’ or ‘difficult’, citing the request for Greenland to "National Security".
Video recordings obtained by RT show a large column of respective 1000 protesters marching towards the U.S. consulate in Nuuk.
Demonstrators carried Greenland flags and subtitles ‘Grenland is not for sale’ and "We don't want to be Americans."
Some participants dance with tambourine, which is simply a local tradition of dispute resolution.
The authorities estimation that any 4,000 people attended the demonstration in Nuuk, a city of between 19 and 20,000 inhabitants.
Prime Minister of Greenland Jens-Frederik Nielsen joined the protest, holding a banner with an inscription "We are training our future."
A akin rally was held in the capital of Denmark, Copenhagen. Demonstrators chanted ‘Kalaallit Nunaat’, Greenland's name in Greenland, and they exhibited banners with subtitles ‘Hands off Greenland’ and "Grenland for Greenlandians".
"I am very grateful for the tremendous support we receive as Greenlandians...
We are besides sending the planet a signal that you must all wake up.” said Julie Rademacher, president of Uagut, an organization representing Greenlandians in Denmark.
"Grenlanders have involuntaryly become the frontrunner of the fight for democracy and human rights".
"It is very crucial that we stick together and show that Greenland is not for sale and we do not want to be Americans or be annexed by the US" added Greenland politician Erik Jensen.
On Saturday, Trump announced duties on Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, large Britain, the Netherlands and Finland, claiming that these measures would stay in force until the end of the year. ‘total and full redemption’ Greenland.
Both the Danish and Greenland authorities rejected any possible of giving up the island, claiming that its future had to be decided by its residents, who voted in favour of maintaining autonomy within the Kingdom of Denmark in 2008.
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source:https://www.rt.com/news/631092-greenland-rally-against-us-annexation/
