Denmark Sheds Quiet Diplomacy in Pushback to US Over Greenland
Donald Trump has claimed he needs Greenland for security purposes, declaring last week he would “100%” get the island.
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Denmark’s top diplomats stood up to US President Donald Trump over his encroachment on Greenland, effectively ending a policy of quiet diplomacy they had hoped would make the issue go away.
Speaking during a trip to Greenland, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen issued a sharp rebuke directly to the US, saying the campaign to take over the semi-autonomous territory from Denmark is challenging the “world order that we have built together across the Atlantic over generations.”