Denmark Will ‘Defend’ NATO Territory, Prime Minister Says After Trump Renews Demands For Greenland
The post Denmark Will ‘Defend’ NATO Territory, Prime Minister Says After Trump Renews Demands For Greenland appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Topline Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Greenland was “not for sale” and that her country was “ready to defend every inch of NATO, including our own territory,” after President Donald Trump began renewing calls for the U.S. to acquire the self-governing territory at a contentious NATO summit taking place in Turkey. The president also suggested the U.S. could pull troops out of Europe. Getty Images Key Facts “We hope that all, including all allies, will respect the Greenlandic peoples’ right to self determination,” Frederiksen said on Wednesday, shortly after Trump began demanding the territory should be controlled by the U.S. Trump called the autonomous territory “a big problem for us,” and said the U.S. needed it “for protection of the world, not just the United States.” Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Trump said the island ter