Denmark Backs US Investment in Greenland While Refusing Sale
- Danish premier welcomes US interest as Trump steps up rhetoric
- Mette Frederiksen reiterates that Greenland is not for sale
Mette Frederiksen
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Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen rebuffed President-elect Donald Trump’s wish to buy Greenland but welcomed US investment in the self-ruling territory.
The US is “absolutely our closest ally” and Denmark is open to more collaboration in the North Atlantic region, Frederiksen told local broadcasters on Tuesday. “We have a clear interest that it’s the US that plays a large role in that region, and not, for example, Russia,” she said.