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'Greenland is not for sale', 45-minute phone call revealed, from threats to Trump's request for the Danish prime minister

2025-01-25 09:13:08Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
'Greenland is not for sale', 45-minute phone call revealed, from
Mette Frederiksen and Donald Trump

Donald Trump has reiterated his demand to take control of Greenland in a phone call with Danish Prime Minister Mette Fredriksen.

The US president spoke to Mette Frederiksen for 45 minutes last week and became aggressive when told that Greenland was not for sale, the Financial Times reports. Trump said he would impose punitive tariffs on Denmark if it refuses to give up its autonomous territory in the Arctic.

Frederiksen offered closer cooperation with the US on military bases and mineral exploitation on the island, but senior European officials said Trump rejected the offer, demanding full control of Greenland.

"It was terrible. He was very determined. Before it was hard to take him seriously. But I think now it is serious and very dangerous," a source told The Times.

A former Danish official added: "It was a very difficult conversation. He threatened specific measures against Denmark, such as tariffs that are intended to harm only us."

The standoff will deepen alarm in Europe as transatlantic ties come under increasing pressure just days after Trump returned to the White House. Since taking office, the president has threatened steep tariffs on the EU, demanded massive increases in defense spending from NATO allies and publicly said he wants to annex Greenland, the Panama Canal and Canada.

Trump floated the idea of ​​buying Greenland during his first term as president and revived the proposal before his inauguration. He has declared that control of the territory is an "absolute necessity" for US national security.

European powers had hoped that Trump's comments were the first step in a negotiation for greater influence in the Arctic, where Russia and China are expanding their strategic positions. That hope appears to have been dashed by the call with Frederiksen.

"The intent was very clear. They want Greenland. The Danes are completely scared," said an official briefed on the call.

The White House has not yet commented on the call. Frederiksen said she understood Trump's "great interest" in Greenland, but reiterated to him that it was not for sale.


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