Donald Trump goes after Greenland. Its infinite campaign of expansion now passes through the immense autonomous European territory, under Danish sovereignty and located above the Arctic Circle, the great objective “for national security.” This is what he claims, at least, and as such he defends it, without hiding that he intends to take over the enclave in any way. Paying or, he and the White House admit.
The , years ago, but it has been redoubled in recent times. Then and now, the response has been identical from Denmark, a resounding ‘no’ from the state in control last of the huge Greenland island.
for doing so to Denmark, with Germany and France leading the verbal rebuke to Washington. And in between, NATO, which remains silent despite the fact that Denmark is also a member.
Those who have spoken, to the delight of Trump and his geopolitical plans on the island, are the pro-independence opposition forces. The main one, called Naleraq, for now ‘blesses’ the US proposal and already claims to negotiate bilaterally “without counting on Denmark.” It is the second force in the current parliament, although outside the coalition government.
This is how the elections in Greenland in 2025 turned out
- Demokraatit, 10 seats and 8,563 votes, 29.9% of the total.
- Naleraq, 8 seats and 7,009, 24.5% of the total.
- Inuit Ataqatigiit, 7 seats and 6,119 votes, 21.4% of the total.
- Siumut, 4 seats and 4,210 votes, 14.7% of the total.
- Atassut, 2 seats and 2,092 votes, 7.3% of the total.
The current Greenland Government is headed by Jens-Frederik Nielsenleader of Demokraatit, a moderate center-right independence party, which leads the autonomous territory under a strange coalition of four together with Inuit Ataqatigiit, Siumut and Atassut.
Naleraq was left out of it, this Thursday he defended the importance of Greenland “going alone” to potential contacts with the US, given the initial criticism launched by the Jens-Frederik Nielsen Executive against Trump’s “rhetoric” for believing that his country is “for sale.”
What exactly does the pro-independence opposition say?
“Let’s work to ensure that Greenland maintains direct parliamentary contacts with the United States“he stated Juno Berthelsen, former foreign minister and senior official of the independence party.
“We must be able to open a dialogue about what we want and what the US thinks without everything going through the filter of the Danish side“says Berthelsen, who accuses the current Greenlandic government of “seeming paralyzed.” He accuses the local executive of “not seeming capable of managing” the situation “even when the American side is asking for dialogue.”
Although the words of the Naleraq party are support from within the island for Trump and his administrationthe independentistas also warn the US in their demands. They speak of a future “free association” between both parties with American support and protection in exchange for military rights but without actually annexing Greenland.
“We want complete independence and self-determination. This requires us to prepare ourselves in the political field, but also in the practical one, and that we be the ones to establish international relations that can sustain the future of Greenland as a sovereign nation,” concludes Juno Berthelsen.
