""It makes absolutely no sense to talk about the need for the United States to take over Greenland," she said. "The United States has no right to annex any of the three countries in the Commonwealth." Frederiksen, who has been the country's prime minister since 2019, said that Greenland, which falls under the Kingdom of Denmark, is part of NATO, "and is therefore covered by the alliance's security guarantee.""
""I would therefore strongly urge the United States to stop the threats against a historically close ally and against another country and another people who have said very clearly that they are not for sale," Frederiksen said in her statement. The Danish prime minister's statement comes after President Donald Trump's former aide, Katie Miller, posted an image on X of a map of Greenland superimposed with the US flag."
Denmark and Greenland oppose U.S. proposals to buy or annex Greenland and demand that Washington cease such threats. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the United States has no right to annex any of the three countries in the Commonwealth and emphasized Greenland's status within the Kingdom of Denmark. Greenland is part of NATO and is therefore covered by the alliance's security guarantee. Denmark maintains a defense agreement giving U.S. access to Greenland and the United States operates the Pituffik Space Base there. Frederiksen urged respect for Greenlandic wishes, noting the people have said they are not for sale. President Trump has repeatedly raised buying Greenland for security and resources.
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