Greenland not a piece of property, says PM after Trump threats

Source: BBC

Greenland not a piece of property, says PM after Trump threats

27 April 2025

Ian Aikman
BBC News

Greenland's new prime minister has said the island is not a "piece of property that can be bought", in response to Donald Trump's repeated calls for the US to take control of the autonomous Danish territory.

On a visit to Copenhagen on Sunday, Jens-Frederick Nielsen said Greenland and Denmark must stand together in the face of "disrespectful" US rhetoric.

He was speaking alongside Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in what has been viewed as another show of unity between the two leaders.

In a further symbolic gesture, Nielsen is due to return to Greenland on Monday with Denmark's King Frederik, who will begin his four-day royal visit to the island.

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Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederick Nielsen was speaking alongside Danish PM Mette Frederiksen on a visit to Denmark (Reuters)