Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said the Arctic island will not be pressured by United States President Donald Trump’s tariff threats.
This comes just a day after Trump threatened heightened tariffs on eight European countries if Greenland isn’t sold to the U.S.
In response, European countries have stood by Greenland, calling Trump’s ultimatum “completely wrong” and “unacceptable”.
EU leaders have also considered a “trade bazooka” on the U.S. following Trump’s threats.
Nielsen said the countries showed “a strong and dignified” unity with Greenland and welcomed the support, saying it shows a “clear recognition” that Greenland had the right to make its own decisions.
“The latest statements from the US, including threats of tariffs, do not change that line. We will not be pressured. We stand firm on dialogue, on respect and on international law,” Nielsen said in a Facebook post, according to a Google translation.
Trump has had his sights set on buying the mineral-rich territory for a while, and his interest was only renewed after a U.S. operation in Venezuela on 3 January.
Denmark and Greenland have also discussed the possibility of a NATO mission in Greenland and the Arctic, according to Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen.
