"We have said it before. Now, we say it again. National borders and the sovereignty of states are rooted in international law, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and her Greenlandic counterpart, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, said in a joint statement. They are fundamental principles. You cannot annex another country. Not even with an argument about international security. Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders and the U.S. shall not take over Greenland, they added in the statement, emailed by Frederiksen's office."
"Trump called repeatedly during his presidential transition and the early months of his second term for U.S. jurisdiction over Greenland, and has not ruled out military force to take control of the mineral-rich, strategically located Arctic island. In March, Vice President JD Vance visited a remote U.S. military base in Greenland and accused Denmark of underinvesting there. The issue gradually drifted out of the headlines, but in August, Danish officials summoned the top U.S. diplomat in Copenhagen."
Denmark and Greenland insisted that the U.S. will not take over Greenland and demanded respect for their territorial integrity. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenlandic leader Jens-Frederik Nielsen affirmed that national borders and state sovereignty are rooted in international law and that Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders. President Donald Trump announced appointment of Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry as U.S. special envoy to Greenland, prompting renewed tensions over U.S. interest in the territory. Trump previously called for U.S. jurisdiction over Greenland and has not ruled out military force to seize the mineral-rich Arctic island. Danish officials summoned the U.S. ambassador and earlier summoned the top U.S. diplomat in Copenhagen over covert influence reports.
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