Trump once more calls for to purchase Greenland in ‘horrendous’ name with Danish PM

Donald Trump had a fiery telephone name with Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen over his calls for to purchase Greenland, in response to senior European officers.

Talking to the Monetary Occasions, officers stated that Trump, then nonetheless president-elect, spoke with Frederiksen for 45 minutes final week, throughout which he was described to be aggressive and confrontational about Frederiksen’s refusal to promote Greenland to the US.

The Monetary Occasions experiences that in response to 5 present and former senior European officers who had been briefed on the decision, the dialog “was horrendous”. One particular person stated: “He was very agency. It was a chilly bathe. Earlier than, it was arduous to take it severely. However I do assume it’s critical and doubtlessly very harmful.”

One other one that was briefed on the decision informed the outlet: “The intent was very clear. They need it. The Danes are actually in disaster mode.” Another person stated: “The Danes are completely freaked out by this.”

In response to one former Danish official, the decision was a “very powerful dialog” by which Trump “threatened particular measures towards Denmark equivalent to focused tariffs”.

Trump has beforehand stated that the US wants to manage Greenland and has refused to rule out utilizing US army power to take over the territory. Throughout a press convention a couple of weeks in the past, Trump stated that the US wanted Greenland “for financial safety”. The 836,300-sq-mile (2,166,007-sq-km) Arctic island is wealthy in oil and fuel, in addition to numerous uncooked supplies for inexperienced expertise.

Talking to TV 2 earlier this month, Frederiksen stated that the autonomous territory is “not on the market”, including: “Seen by the eyes of the Danish authorities, Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders.”

In 1953, Greenland turned a part of the dominion of Denmark, and in 1979, dwelling rule was launched. Regardless of Denmark controlling Greenland’s overseas and safety coverage, Greenland has its personal parliament.

Throughout his new yr speech, Múte Egede, Greenland’s prime minister, stated that he needed Greenland to interrupt free from “the shackles of colonialism”. Then, following a go to from Donald Trump Jr earlier this yr, Egede stated: “We’re Greenlanders. We don’t wish to be Individuals. We don’t wish to be Danish both. Greenland’s future can be determined by Greenland.”