CloseA Danish MP has said that the deal U.S president Donald Trump claims to have struck over Greenland is "definitely not a deal" and that his so-called negotiations with Nato were "not real".
Trump yesterday backed down from his threat to impose tariffs on European nations after reaching the “framework of a future deal” over Greenland, hours after giving a fiery speech in Davos.
He abandoned plans to impose tariffs on allies who had objected to his efforts to acquire the Danish-controlled territory after what he described as a “very productive” meeting with Nato secretary general Mark Rutte.
Sascha Faxe told Sky News that “there can’t be a deal without having Greenland as part of the negotiations, first of all”.
“So we have a Greenlandic MP in Denmark – and she’s very clear that this is not a prerogative of Rutte and Nato; they can’t trade the underground in Greenland, or Greenlandic security without Greenlanders being part of it.
“They are very clear: Greenland is not for sale, they are not up for negotiations,” Faxe added.
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Russian president Vladimir Putin said Donald Trump's efforts to seize Greenland do not concern Moscow "at all".
"What happens to Greenland is none of our business," Putin said in his televised remarks at the National Security Council meeting late last night.
"Incidentally, Denmark has always treated Greenland as a colony and has been quite harsh, if not cruel, towards it. But that's a different matter entirely, and I doubt anyone's interested in it right now.
"It certainly doesn't concern us. I think they'll sort it out among themselves," he added, reminding that in 1917, Denmark had sold the Virgin Islands to the U.S.
Putin recalled that Russia had sold Alaska to the U.S. in 1867 for $7.2m. He estimated that the price for Greenland could be $200-250m, adding that the U.S. might "shell out" up to $1bn, according to Sputnik News.
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Keir Starmer to meet Danish PM today over Greenland row
Sir Keir Starmer will meet Denmark's prime minister later, one day after Donald Trump backed down on his threat to impose tariffs on the UK and other Nato allies who opposed his ambitions to annex Greenland.
Mette Frederiksen will visit Britain today to meet Sir Keir, with Greenland's sovereignty likely to be on the agenda.
The U.S. president rowed back on his threats on Wednesday evening after a meeting with Nato secretary-general Mark Rutte. The pair met on the fringes of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where they "formed the framework of a future deal" for security in the Arctic region.
The announcement came at the end of a tumultuous day for Nato's European members after Trump ruled out force to secure Greenland, a self-governing territory of Denmark.
He had threatened eight Nato countries, including the UK, with new 10 per cent tariffs as a result of their opposition to his ambitions for the mineral-rich territory. But after what he described as "very productive meeting" with Mr Rutte in Davos, Trump suggested he had reconsidered.
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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has falsely claimed that President Trump did not repeatedly mix up Iceland and Greenland in a marquee speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, as the Republican detailed his contentious plans to take control of the latter island.
“No he didn’t,” Leavitt wrote on X in response to a reporter accurately describing the speech, sharing a Google result featuring an image of Greenland. “His written remarks referred to Greenland as a ‘piece of ice’ because that’s what it is. You’re the only one mixing anything up here.”
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In an extraordinary speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, he said he wanted immediate talks to discuss acquiring the Danish territory, but vowed he would “not use force” to seize it.
The increasingly volatile president hit out at Nato, claiming the US has “never gotten anything” from being part of the alliance and arguing that a US takeover of Greenland is “a very small ask” compared with what his country has done for its fellow members.
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A petition calling for U.S. president Donald Trump to take his hands off Greenland has garnered over 72,800 signatures."Donald Trump is threatening to take over Greenland—a country already struggling to gain independence," the petition read.
It added: "The Trump administration does not care about the people of Greenland—it cares about location and mineral resources. The people of Greenland deserve to have true representation and freedom—not to be treated as political pawns, passed around from one colonial power grab to the next.
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Denmark's foreign minister has said that the Greenland row should be handled through private diplomacy rather than on social media.
"What is crucial for us is that we get to end this with respect for the integrity and sovereignty of the kingdom (of Denmark) and the right of the Greenlandic people to self-determination," Lars Lokke Rasmussen told public broadcaster DR.
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Danish MP says Trump's claims of a Greenland deal 'not real'
Danish MP has said that the deal Donald Trump claims to have struck over Greenland is "definitely not a deal".
Sascha Faxe told Sky News that the deal the U.S. president claims to have struck with Nato over Greenland is “not real”. “The thing is, there can’t be a deal without having Greenland as part of the negotiations, first of all,” Faxe said.
Trump yesterday abruptly stepped back from threats to impose tariffs as leverage to seize Greenland, ruled out the use of force and suggested a deal was in sight to end a dispute over the Danish territory.
Faxe referenced earlier comments from Aaja Chemnitz Larsen, a Greenlandic member of the Danish parliament, saying: “I have heard from the Greenlanders that I know – so we have a Greenlandic MP in Denmark – and she’s very clear that this is not a prerogative of Rutte and Nato; they can’t trade the underground in Greenland, or Greenlandic security without Greenlanders being part of it.”
“And they are very clear: Greenland is not for sale, they are not up for negotiations,” Faxe added.
“So it’s not real negotiations, it’s two men who have had a conversation,” she said. “It’s definitely not a deal.”
