The situation around Greenland has escalated dramatically in recent months and, according to Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, it is only going to get worse. At a press conference in Stockholm, she openly admitted that Denmark is facing „totally unacceptable pressure“ from the United States, and from its closest ally.
„It has been very difficult to resist this pressure, which has been going on for a long time. And there are many signs that the hardest part is yet to come,“ said Frederiksen. Her words came just a day before the scheduled meeting of Danish and Greenlandic Foreign Ministers Lars Lokke Rasmussen and Vivian Motzfeldt with US Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington.
Tensions have been sparked by repeated statements by US President Donald Trump, who has long argued that Greenland should become part of the United States. During his first term as president, he offered to buy the island and in March 2025 said he was confident of the possibility of annexing it. Moreover, Denmark's right to control Greenland has been publicly questioned by White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller.
Greenland's Prime Minister has taken an even harsher tone Jens-Frederik Nielsen, who unequivocally rejected any speculation about a change in the island's nationality. „If we have to choose between the United States and Denmark, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO, the Kingdom of Denmark and the European Union,“ he said in Copenhagen.
According to Nielsen, this is not a time for internal strife, but for unity. He also stressed that Greenland is not for sale. „The most important thing is that we don't sell out. Greenland cannot be bought. Our line is absolutely clear: we want cooperation, we want an alliance. Greenland will remain part of the Western alliance,“ He added.
Greenland is an autonomous territory within Denmark. Already in 1951, Washington and Copenhagen concluded the Greenland Defence Treaty, which complements their NATO commitments. In it, the United States undertook to defend the island against possible aggression. However, according to Copenhagen and Nuukku, current statements by US officials are seriously upsetting this balance.
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