Denmark spoke with Trump group about rising U.S. army presence on Greenland, says report | EUROtoday

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The Danish authorities spoke privately with members of President-elect Donald Trump’s group about safety in Greenland, signaling they’re keen to work with the U.S. after Trump stated he needed to purchase the nation.

In current days, representatives of the Danish authorities spoke with the incoming administration broadly about safety measures in Greenland – and extra particularly about doubtlessly rising U.S. army presence there, in keeping with Axios

Those conversant in the dialog instructed Axios that Denmark requested the Trump group for clarification about what the president-elect needed after he repeatedly stated he needed the U.S. to take over Greenland and didn’t rule out utilizing army drive.

While the Danish authorities reiterated that Greenland is “not for sale” they expressed a willingness to work with the Trump group on the president-elect’s needs.

The Independent has requested a member of the Trump–Vance transition group and the Danish authorities for remark.

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Those non-public conversations, if true, look like Denmark’s method of turning the temperature down as Trump stirs the pot.

Though he has not formally taken workplace but, Trump signaled he plans to attempt to improve U.S. presence – or management – over Greenland as a result of it serves a nationwide safety position for the U.S.

Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., took a one-day journey to Greenland together with his group to talk with locals, officers stated this was a private journey.

Greenland, a rustic of roughly 56,000 individuals, is an autonomous territory of Denmark. The island nation is located northeast of Canada inside the Arctic Circle. The U.S. has had a army base on Greenland since 1951, it at the moment is a part of the U.S. Space Force.

Trump’s feedback, during which he didn’t rule out utilizing army drive to take over Greenland, had been met with ire from European leaders who warned the incoming president about taking aggressive motion in opposition to NATO-aligned international locations.

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It’s unclear how critical Trump is about his threats concerning Greenland. Secretary of State Antony Blinken threw chilly water on Trump’s feedback saying it was “not a good idea” and “not going to happen.”

In a press convention on Friday, Greenlandic Premier Múte Egede and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen stated they met in Copenhagen and agreed to open discussions with Trump. Both have assured that Greenland belongs to the individuals of Greenland and that the nation shouldn’t be on the market.

“We have a desire for independence, a desire to be the master of our own house … This is something everyone should respect,” Egede said.  “But that doesn’t imply we’re chopping all ties, all cooperation and all relations with Denmark.”