Denmark said on Monday it would spend 14.6 billion Danish kroner ($2.05 billion) boosting its military capabilities in the Arctic – a decision that comes amid continuing furor following US President Donald Trump’s renewed interest in controlling Greenland,
The US President has said the Arctic island is vital to US security and has tried to pressure Denmark to cede the territory to Washington.
Greenland should consider rejoining the European Union for “protection” in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to acquire the Arctic island, Danish MEP Morten Løkkegaard said Wednesday. While Løkkegaard said Greenland’s future was ultimately for Greenlanders to decide, he argued it was time for “some kind of new thinking.”
The Danish PM's tour of three capitals betrayed the nervousness felt in Denmark over Trump's repeated comments.
The EU and Nato have taken a vow of silence over Greenland after Denmark requested its key allies refrain from reacting to Donald Trump’s threats to seize the Arctic island.
France, Germany and 10 other European Union countries want the European Commission to use its powers under the Digital Services Act to protect the integrity of European elections from foreign interference,
Danish PM Frederiksen, however, signalled she had "no reason to believe there is a military threat to Greenland or Denmark."
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Monday that Europe is “not negotiating” with the United States over control of Greenland, as President Trump continues to insist that acquiring
It was a contentious, aggressive telephone call, five days before the inauguration of President Donald Trump on Jan. 20.
The European Union’s top general has said the bloc should deploy troops to Greenland after Donald Trump suggested he could seize the territory...