In a joint statement on Tuesday, European leaders emphasized that only the Greenlandic people can decide their future and it is up to the Greenlandic and Danish governments alonehow they will decide on their affairs. The declaration was signed by the leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Britain, Poland, Spain and Denmark. They are reacting to the statements of US President Donald Trump. TASR informs about it according to the Guardian newspaper.
“Denmark and Greenland alone decide matters concerning Denmark and Greenland,” European leaders emphasized in the statement, who also declared that “they will constantly defend the principles of the UN Charter, including sovereignty, territorial integrity and the inviolability of borders.” In the opinion they also declare that The Arctic is one of the priorities of the North Atlantic Alliance (NATO), and ensuring security in this region is crucial for Europe. According to them, this should be achieved collectively in conjunction with NATO and with the participation of the USA.
Saturday’s military intervention by American forces in Venezuela, during which President Nicolás Maduro and his wife were detained and dragged to the USA, again raised fears of a revival of Trump’s plans to take control of Greenland, which is an autonomous territory of Denmark. After Saturday’s military intervention, Trump reiterated that the United States needed to gain control of Greenland for national security reasons.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen strongly opposed Trump’s statements aj Prime Minister of Greenland Jens-Frederik Nielsen. Frederiksen warned on Monday that if the United States invaded Greenland, it would mean the end of NATO.
