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Tanuki

(16,212 posts)
8. U.S. continues to try to woo Greenland covertly behind Denmark's back
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 07:50 AM
Yesterday
https://politiken.dk/edition/news/art10634422/Trump-administration-has-attempted-to-arrange-direct-meeting-with-Greenland-without-Denmark

"Greenland’s Prime Minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, has rejected American attempts to meet without Denmark. This reveals that the U.S. has also tried to drive a wedge between Greenland and Denmark internally, according to an expert.

Trump administration has attempted to arrange direct meeting with Greenland without Denmark

USA has repeatedly attempted to arrange high-level political meetings with Greenland without Denmark, Politiken has learned from multiple sources.

The American inquiries, perceived by central sources as attempts to divide Denmark and Greenland, have never previously been made public. Politiken can reveal these new details based on conversations with sources in Washington, Nuuk, and Copenhagen."...

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The world is watching..... Lovie777 Yesterday #1
You might Ilsa 18 hrs ago #18
I immediately thought "Fernando Valenzuela" Polybius 12 hrs ago #24
The US is now Europe's enemy. Irish_Dem Yesterday #2
I bet The Hague wouldn't put up with his legal bs maneuvers. GreenWave Yesterday #5
We don't yet know how far the corruption reaches. Irish_Dem Yesterday #6
That is why the Epstein delays and the rush to Crypto... IthinkThereforeIAM 22 hrs ago #12
Also ongoing bribes and blackmail are not traceable. Irish_Dem 22 hrs ago #13
As an American, this is sooo embarrasing! overleft Yesterday #3
And dangerous. thought crime 13 hrs ago #22
I guess Just Jerome Yesterday #4
Winter is coming. Baitball Blogger Yesterday #7
U.S. continues to try to woo Greenland covertly behind Denmark's back Tanuki Yesterday #8
TY... Fuck the Neo Nazi Takeover of Cha 16 hrs ago #20
Who had USA and Russia invading Europe on their bingo card? IronLionZion 23 hrs ago #9
If Chump ever tried doing something like that he'd have a huge revolt from the military FakeNoose 23 hrs ago #10
I wouldn't put it above him to order an invasion of Greenland IronLionZion 23 hrs ago #11
He's destroying the country and looting it in the process. Solly Mack 21 hrs ago #14
Imagine working for a government that doesn't need to operate 24/7 roscoeroscoe 21 hrs ago #15
A "normal" country. thought crime 13 hrs ago #23
I'll bet .... ificandream 20 hrs ago #16
Good idea. Sneederbunk 19 hrs ago #17
Netherlands set up a night watch a few hundred years ago JustABozoOnThisBus 18 hrs ago #19
This is beyond ridiculous. Borogove 15 hrs ago #21
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