Denmark says Greenland 'not for sale' after Trump renews call for US control

Wednesday, July 8th 2026 - 07:05 UTC

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Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen reaffirmed on Wednesday that Greenland is “not for sale” and that her country is ready to defend “every inch” of its territory, after US President Donald Trump insisted that the Arctic territory should be under the control of the United States rather than Denmark. Read full article

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Steve Potts
Giving, selling, trading or taking a territory by force was acceptable in the 19th century just like Britain traded Heligoland away to Germany in 1890. BUT - 19th Century Imperialism and Modern-Day Rights: https://www.academia.edu/145201868/Helegoland_and_the_Falklands_19_th_Century_Imperialism_and_Modern_Day_Rights
Jul 08th, 2026 - 07:52 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Pugol-H
Except Trump doesn’t play by those rules.

Personally, I don’t think he will seize Greenland, a move to far even for him.

It’s a pressure point for him, to get the Europeans to fall in line.
Jul 08th, 2026 - 11:06 pm - Link - Report abuse +1
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