Danish Leader Rallies European Support in Greenland Standoff
- Frederiksen is trying to downplay Trump’s aggressive rhetoric
- She’s touring Berlin, Paris and Brussels to finetune strategy
Disko Bay, Ilulissat, Greenland.
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Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen sought to drum up support from European allies to stand up to Donald Trump’s efforts to appropriate Greenland, as she tried to project unity while avoiding antagonizing the US president.
On Tuesday, the 47-year-old visited German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin and French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris before traveling to Brussels to meet with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. The tour of major capitals comes on the heels of a viral photo of Frederiksen sitting down for a meal with the leaders of Finland, Sweden and Norway over the weekend.