Trump's threat over Greenland isn't 'over and done' yet, warns Danish foreign minister

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Trump's threat over Greenland isn't 'over and done' yet, warns Danish foreign minister  The conversation on Greenland "can never be about annexation", Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has said.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/07/trumps-threat-over-greenland-isnt-over-and-done-yet-warns-danish-foreign-minister  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Donald Trump's threat over Greenland isn't done and over yet, Denmark has warned,

00:09even if the prospect of a military invasion remains improbable.

00:13Denmark says it's ready to deepen cooperation with Washington to strengthen the security of Greenland

00:19and explore business opportunities to exploit its deposits of critical raw materials.

00:25But Copenhagen insists the conversation on Greenland must never be about annexation,

00:31as the American president has publicly suggested.

00:35Well, we are still working to figure out what is actually the true American ambition.

00:41I mean, we realize and I think we share the opinion that the security situation in the Arctic has changed

00:47and we are ready to, and by we I mean the Kingdom of Denmark, the government in Greenland and Denmark,

00:53are ready to cooperate with the American government to accommodate that.

00:58So, if it's about security, it's about access to raw materials, about closer business relations,

01:05people-to-people contact, etc., we are ready to do our part.

01:10If it's an ideological vision about, you know, enlarging the American territory,

01:16there's absolutely no way we can accommodate that, of course.

01:19Early this year, Trump sent shockwaves across Europe when he said the United States would control Greenland one way or the other,

01:27refusing to rule out the possibility of military force.

01:31The threat of annexation prompted an outpour of solidarity and support, including from French President Emmanuel Macron.

01:39Donald Trump's threat to seize Greenland has rattled the European Union,

01:44but Denmark is confident that beyond Trump's incendiary words, there could be room for a compromise.

01:50Still, diplomacy with the White House is, as today, very unreliable,

01:55so Copenhagen might be taking a very big leap of faith.

02:00Jorge Libareiro, Euronews, Orjus.

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