Greenland Prime Minister Múte Egede just lately declared his intentions for the island’s future, stating taking main steps to realize independence from Denmark is “crucial.”
Egede’s remarks, which comply with a Dec. 22 put up on Truth Social by President-elect Donald Trump advocating for the “possession and management” of Greenland, centered on the premise of secession from Denmark.
“The upcoming new election interval should, along with the residents, create these new steps, primarily based on the foundations which have already been created,” Egede mentioned. “It is about time that we ourselves take a step and form our future, additionally with regard to who we’ll cooperate intently with, and who our buying and selling companions will likely be.”
Houses are seen on the shoreline in Nuuk, Greenland. (Marli Miller/UCG/Universal Images Group by way of Getty Images)
Trump tried in his first time period to purchase the mineral-rich, geographically necessary territory in what he referred to as a “giant actual property deal,” Fox News Digital previously reported.
“Greenland is ours,” Greenland Prime Minister Mute Egede mentioned final week. “We should not on the market and can by no means be on the market. We should not lose our lengthy battle for freedom.
The Sedco 709 offshore oil drilling rig in Davis Straight, between southwest Greenland and Baffin Island. (Getty Images)
American interest in Greenland dates again to the 1800’s.
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In 1867, the State Department explored shopping for each Greenland and Iceland, recognizing their strategic significance, Fox News reported. After World War II, Denmark turned down a $100 million provide from President Harry Truman for the island.
Anne-Sofie Toernsoe Olesen and Alexander Lüders Rix Bach from Egedal Municipality are acquired by Danish Queen Margrethe II, Crown Prince Frederik and Prince Christian to a gala dinner for Prince Christians 18th birthday at Christiansborg Castle in Copenhagen, on October 15, 2023. 200 younger individuals from the nation’s 98 municipalities in addition to the Faroe Islands and Greenland participated in October 15’s gala dinner. (Photo by Emil Nicolai Helms / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT (Photo by EMIL NICOLAI HELMS/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP by way of Getty Images) (Getty Images)
Acquiring the land would mark the biggest growth of American territory in historical past, topping the Louisiana Purchase.
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“Greenland is ours,” Greenland Prime Minister Mute Egede mentioned final week. “We should not on the market and can by no means be on the market. We should not lose our lengthy battle for freedom.
Fox News Digital’s Jasmine Baehr contributed to this story.
