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Copenhagen: Greenland, which President Donald Trump wants to annex on grounds of US national and international security, is a self-governing Danish territory in the Arctic covered in ice, with untapped mineral resources and geostrategic importance. “We have to have it,” Trump reiterated on Wednesday, ahead of…
President Donald Trump urged Greenland to choose to join the United States but vowed to take the Danish-ruled island “one way or the other” — a bid Denmark swiftly rejected on Wednesday. “That won’t happen,” Danish Defence Minister Trouls Lund Poulsen told public broadcaster DR. “The…
Copenhagen: In the wake of US President Donald Trump’s threats to take control of Greenland, some Danes are California dreaming, offering to buy the golden state and infuse it with a Nordic vibe and universal health care. A satirical website has launched a petition for Denmark…
Danish citizens have started a campaign to “buy” California, the most economically successful state in the US, in retaliation to President Donald Trump’s ongoing talks about the US purchasing Greenland. “Denmarkification,” as the campaign is known, seeks to collect $1 trillion to buy California from the…
The notion of the United States purchasing Greenland has been a topic of discussion for months, but recent developments suggest that President Trump’s administration is more serious about the proposition than initially thought. A “fiery” phone call between President Donald Trump and Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette…
Copenhagen: Denmark’s government has proposed purchasing two new Arctic inspection vessels and increasing dog sled patrols to boost its military presence in Greenland, as US President-elect Donald Trump sets his sights on the island, local media reported. The government has also proposed upgrading the airport in…