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Greenland and Denmark unite against US advances before White House talks

Par :Jon Henley Europe correspondent · and Miranda Bryant in Nuuk

13 janvier 2026 à 17:19

Island’s PM tells media event with Danish counterpart ‘we choose Denmark’ and will not be owned or governed by US

Greenland’s prime minister has said “we choose Denmark” before high-stakes talks at the White House about Donald Trump’s intention to take control of the Arctic territory.

Amid rising tensions over the US president’s push, Jens-Frederik Nielsen told a joint press conference with his Danish counterpart, Mette Frederiksen on Tuesday that the island would not be owned or governed by Washington.

Greenland says it cannot accept US takeover ‘under any circumstances’

The Guardian

Par :Jon Henley · and Miranda Bryant in Nuuk

12 janvier 2026 à 17:52

Self-governing island stresses it is member of Nato, which is looking at improving Arctic defences, through Denmark

Greenland’s government has said it “cannot under any circumstances accept” Donald Trump’s desire to take control of Greenland, as Nato’s secretary general, Mark Rutte, said the organisation was working on ways to bolster Arctic security.

At the start of a critical week for the vast Arctic island, a largely self-governing part of Denmark, the US president restated his interest in the strategically located, mineral-rich territory, saying the US would take it “one way or the other”.