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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Danish PM Warns Trump to Stop Threats Over Greenland
Caption: Danish PM Warns Trump to Stop Threats Over Greenland. Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen told Donald Trump to “stop the threats” over Greenland, rejecting any suggestion the territory could be taken over. Frederiksen said it made “absolutely no sense” to argue that the United States needed to annex Greenland, stressing that Washington had no right to seize any part of the Danish kingdom. Her comments followed a social media post by Katie Miller, wife of Trump aide Stephen Miller, showing Greenland in the colours of the US flag with the word “SOON”. Frederiksen said she was addressing the United States “very directly,” noting that Denmark and Greenland are NATO members protected by the alliance’s security guarantee. She underlined that Denmark already has a defence agreement with Washington granting US access to Greenland and has increased investment in Arctic security. Trump later doubled down, saying aboard Air Force One that the US “needs Greenland from the standpoint of national security” and questioning Denmark’s ability to protect it. The dispute escalated as the Danish ambassador to Washington reminded the US that the two countries are allies and called for respect for Denmark’s territorial integrity. Greenland, which has extensive self-rule and a population of about 57,000, overwhelmingly opposes becoming part of the US, despite most residents favouring eventual independence from Denmark. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
Keywords: Current Affairs & Politics,Mette Frederiksen,Donald Trump,Greenland,annexation threats,Denmark–US relations,international diplomacy,sovereignty,NATO,Arctic geopolitics,foreign policy
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