Danish Foreign Minister scolds Trump administration after Vance travels to Greenland
Danish Foreign Minister scolded the Trump administration in “tone” on Saturday, criticizing Denmark and Greenland Vice President JD Vance visits Strategy Island.
Vance – Visited Friday with his wife, second lady Usha Vance, national security adviser Mike Waltz, energy secretary Chris Wright and Utah Senator Mike Lee, visiting Pituffick space base on Greenland’s northernmost military installation. After the trip had a commotion in Greenland and in danger, there was no consultation on the original itinerary. During that time, the Vice President blew up Denmark’s islands to deal with, saying that due to Denmark’s management, the U.S. base in Greenland was less secure than it was decades ago.
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“No bullying, no bullying, no confusion, no confusion,” Vance said. “The message we give Denmark is very simple: the people of Greenland are not doing well, you are underinvested in the people of Greenland, and you are underinvested in this incredible, beautiful property safe building full of incredible people. Must change. And, because it has not changed, that’s why President Trump’s policies in Greenland.”
Mr. Trump stares Semi-autonomous Danish territory Despite opposition to residents and leaders.
The president told NBC News in an interview Saturday, saying “We will get Greenland”, saying “it’s possible that we can do that without military power”, while adding: “I don’t have anything.”
Earlier on Saturday, Denmark’s Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Rasmussen said in English: “Many charges and many charges have been made. Of course, we are criticized.” “But let me be totally honest: we don’t appreciate the tone it conveys. It’s not how you speak to your close allies. I still think Denmark and the United States are close allies.”
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Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen also postponed Vance’s claim that Denmark’s defense ministry in the Arctic did not do enough, calling her country a “good and powerful ally.”
Greenland Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt told CBS News that she wants to work with the United States, not domination.
“You just don’t take over. You talk, and then talk. That’s all about politics,” she said.
King Frederik X of Denmark posted on Facebook: “We live in a changing reality. There is no doubt that my love for Greenland and my connection with the people of Greenland are intact.”
Hundreds of protesters showed some signs of weightlifting in the outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark’s capital, on Saturday at the U.S. Embassy, which said: “Back, the United States,” Danish broadcaster TV2 reported.
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Løkke Rasmussen reminds viewers in his video about the defense agreement between Denmark and the United States. He said that since 1945, the U.S. military presence in Greenland has declined, with thousands of soldiers on 17 bases and devices on the island, to the remote Pituffik space base in the northwest, which now has about 200 soldiers.
The 1951 agreement “provides the United States with plenty of opportunities to have a stronger military presence in Greenland,” the Foreign Secretary said. “If that’s what you want, let’s discuss it.”
Løkke Rasmussen added that Denmark has increased its investment in Arctic defense. In January, Denmark announced its financial commitment of 14.6 billion Denmark Krona ($2.1 billion) covering three new naval vessels, long-range drones and satellites.
The Second Lady was scheduled to visit Greenland this week on an expanded cultural tour, then Vice President Announce On Tuesday, he will join her shorter trip, focusing more on U.S. policy and defense.
one Recent polls Shows 85% of Greenlanders do not want to be part of the United States.
