Greenland's future

Greenland’s Foreign Minister: We must be able to talk to the US on our own

Greenland’s Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt emphasizes that it is Greenland and not Denmark that must “stand in the front row” when the countries meet with the US next week. She says this in an interview with Danish DR.

She emphasizes that the Greenlandic government should be able to talk to other countries without Denmark’s interference.

– What would be wrong with us holding meetings with the US on our own? she says, emphasizing that Denmark and Greenland share “common values ​​and political positions.”

However, she does not want to answer the question of whether she would have preferred that Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen had stayed home for the talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Meloni: Does not believe that the US will take Greenland militarily

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni does not believe that the US will use military means to take over Greenland. She tells reporters in connection with her annual New Year's speech, reports Corriere della Sera.

- We would not accept American military action against Greenland. It would not be good for anyone - not even for the US, says Meloni.

Meloni, who has long had a good relationship with Trump, also says that it is important that NATO has a "serious and significant" presence in the Arctic, including in Greenland.

Analysis: In Trump's world, Greenland is the next logical target

Donald Trump's repeated threats to take over Greenland have put Europe and its leaders in a bind, writes CNN's Christian Edwards in an analysis. A few European leaders have criticized Trump's rhetoric, but most have held their tongues. The reason is that Europe still needs the US as its closest ally, despite increasing indications that the US can no longer be trusted, writes Edwards.

"How do you keep the US out of Greenland, but still invested in Ukraine?" he asks rhetorically.

Sean O'Grady writes in The Independent that the US military intervention in Venezuela has given Trump a taste for what the writer describes as "neo-imperialist conquest". In light of this, Greenland looks like the next logical target.

Sean O'Grady reminds readers of Trump's background as a property magnate.

“To him, Greenland simply appears as a huge, undeveloped plot of land waiting to be developed into some big and beautiful Trump project.”

Trump: Likes Russia and China but doesn't want them as neighbors in Greenland

Donald Trump reiterated his statements that the US "needs Greenland" at a press conference on Friday evening. He says the island must be defended to scare off Russia and China.

- I like China and I like Russia [...] but I don't want them as neighbors in Greenland. That's not going to happen, says the American president.

Trump also says that NATO "has to understand" the US's concerns.

- We will not allow Russia or China to occupy Greenland. That's what will happen if we don't, he says.