"The future of Greenland must be decided by Greenlanders. Stressing the desire of the people of Greenland, a former Danish colony, to have self-determination, they said: No other country can meddle in this. We must decide our country's future ourselves without pressure to make a hasty decision, without procrastination, and without interference from other countries. The statement was signed by Nielsen, his predecessor as prime minister, Mute B Egede, and Pele Broberg, Aleqa Hammond and Aqqalu C Jerimiassen."
"Trump had said Greenland was crucial for US national security. We're not going to have Russia or China occupy Greenland. That's what they're going to do if we don't. So we're going to be doing something with Greenland, either the nice way or the more difficult way, he told reporters. Trump is actively discussing making a potential offer to buy the island with his national security team, the White House confirmed earlier this week."
Greenlandic political leaders declared that Greenlanders alone must decide the island's future and rejected becoming part of the United States or Denmark. The leaders emphasized self-determination and demanded no external meddling, no hasty decisions, and no interference from other countries. President Trump warned the US would act to prevent Russia or China occupying Greenland and said the US might pursue action, potentially offering to buy the island. Polling shows 85% of Greenlanders oppose US acquisition while only 7% of Americans support a military invasion. The Danish prime minister warned an invasion would mean the end of NATO.
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