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'We do not want to be Americans' says Greenland's PM as Trump hints at land grab
euronews (in English)
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11/01/2025
The United States is a strong ally of the European Union and the leading member of NATO and many in Europe were shocked by the suggestion that an incoming US leader could consider using force against an ally.
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Greenland's prime minister has said his people don't want to be Americans after president-elect
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Donald Trump suggested the U.S. could seize the island.
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Mutebi Egel acknowledged that Greenland is part of the North American continent but said
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Greenland is for the Greenlandic people.
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The semi-autonomous island is a territory of Denmark and Egel has been calling for independence.
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Trump said earlier this week that he wouldn't rule out using force or economic pressure
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in order to make Greenland a part of the United States.
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He said it was a matter of national security.
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Those comments sparked anxiety in Denmark and across Europe.
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The U.S. is an ally of the EU and the leading member of NATO and many in Europe were shocked
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that an incoming U.S. leader could consider using force against an ally.
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Greenland has a population of 57,000 and is the world's largest island.
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