King Frederik of Denmark. Credit: The Unbiased
Denmark’s King Frederik will go to Greenland subsequent week, in a strategic present of solidarity with the Danish territory that faces a problem to its autonomy by Donald Trump’s threats of annexation.
Greenland’s prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, will reciprocate and go to Denmark on 26 April to additional show unity after a tumultuous interval after the Trump administration signaled its intention to take over the island. Greenland is wealthy in uncooked supplies, and enjoys a privileged location of strategic worth to the US.
Tensions rose just lately when U.S. Vice President JD Vance accused Denmark of not doing a superb job of conserving the island secure from Russia and China, and prompt the U.S. may higher defend the territory. His go to sparked outrage from Danish media. The Prime Minister known as for elevated Arctic defence collaboration with the US and dismissed North American nation’s want to annex the island.
Greenland is an autonomous territory inside the Kingdom of Denmark. In 1953, it was made a part of the Kingdom, when Greenlanders grew to become Danish residents. In 1979, a referendum on residence rule gave Greenland management of most insurance policies inside the territory, with Denmark retaining management over international affairs and defence.
Whereas many Greenlanders advocate for independence, many Danes view the historic reference to Greenland as a key a part of Danish nationwide identification.
The matter of independence and sovereignty has tainted the territory’s political and media panorama. Greenland’s centre-right opposition occasion just lately received the territory’s basic election in a shock end result, in a marketing campaign largely influenced by talks of independence and by the Trump’s administration menace of a takeover.
Throughout a speech to the US Congress, Trump stated that management of Greenland was important “for nationwide safety and worldwide safety.” The President additionally tried buying Greenland throughout his first presidential time period, however was swiftly rejected by each the Danish and Greenlandic authorities.
In line with latest polls, virtually 80 per cent of Greenlanders again independence from Denmark, nevertheless, 85 per cent rejected the idea of becoming part of the US, versus solely 6 per cent who supported it.
