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The leaders of Sweden, Norway, and Finland have expressed unwavering support for Denmark, following Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s urgent appeal to the United States to cease its threats directed at both Denmark and Greenland.
In a series of posts on social media platform X, the Prime Minister of Sweden, Ulf Kristersson, the Prime Minister of Norway, Jonas Gahr Støre, and Finland’s President, Alexander Stubb, voiced their solidarity with Denmark.
Kristersson remarked, “Only Denmark and Greenland possess the authority to make decisions pertaining to their own affairs. Sweden stands firmly with our neighboring country.”
Norwegian Prime Minister Støre echoed this sentiment, stating, “Greenland is an integral part of the Kingdom of Denmark. Norway fully supports the Kingdom of Denmark.”
Meanwhile, Stubb reiterated Frederiksen’s message, emphasizing, “No one has the right to make decisions on behalf of Greenland and Denmark except for Greenland and Denmark themselves. Our Nordic ally Denmark, along with its Prime Minister, has our complete backing.”
Frederiksen’s call for the US to halt its threats followed repeated assertions by President Donald Trump in a recent interview with *The Atlantic*, where he declared that the United States “needs” Greenland.
This isn’t the first time Trump has brought this topic to the fore; discussions around American claims to Greenland first surfaced back in 2019. Since his re-election in November, Trump has consistently revisited the idea.
Jens-Frederik Nielsen, chair of Greenland’s government, has also reached a breaking point. He took to Facebook on Sunday to express his frustration: “When the US president talks about needing Greenland and makes comparisons to Venezuela and military intervention, it is entirely disrespectful.”
“The time for such speculation is over. No further pressure, no more insinuations, and certainly no fantasies of annexation,” Nielsen insisted, underscoring that Greenland is not a pawn in the geopolitical chess game.
In a follow-up statement early Monday, Trump again insisted that regarding national security, the US indeed requires Greenland, yet sidestepped inquiries about any action plans related to the territory.
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