politics
January 22, 2026
Denmark rejects Trump’s Greenland ‘negotiations’
The Danish foreign minister has refused to discuss handing Greenland over to the US
TL;DR
- US President Donald Trump called for "immediate negotiations" to acquire Greenland from Denmark.
- Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen refused to enter talks that would involve giving up "fundamental principles" or sovereignty.
- Rasmussen stated that Denmark "will not budge an inch" on matters of national sovereignty.
- Greenland already hosts US troops at Pituffik Space Base under a 1951 defense agreement.
- Trump claimed the US alone could defend Greenland from Russia and China, a claim rejected by Copenhagen, Moscow, and Beijing.
- Trump warned Denmark that they have a choice to say 'yes' and be appreciated, or say 'no' and be remembered.
Continue reading
the original article