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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