Greenland fires back at Trump: 'no more fantasies' after takeover talk

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00:00Greenland's leader has declared enough is enough after US President Donald Trump again spoke of taking over the vast territory.

00:08Trump has repeatedly said he wants to annex Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory with significant mineral resources.

00:15Concerns have sharpened in Greenland and Denmark after the capture of Venezuela's president in a stunning US raid on Saturday,

00:23with Trump stating Washington intended to oversee governance of the South American country.

00:28Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One early on Monday, Trump said he'd revisit the topic of Greenland in a few weeks.

00:35We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security, and the European Union needs us to have it, and they know that.

00:43That followed similar remarks on Sunday, which prompted the stiff rebuke from Greenland's Prime Minister Jens Friedrich Nielsen.

00:50Threats, pressure and talk of annexation have no place between friends, he posted on Facebook late on Sunday.

00:57Enough is enough, no more fantasies about annexation.

01:01Support came swiftly from Nordic and Baltic leaders.

01:04President Alexander Stubb of Finland posted on X,

01:07No one decides for Greenland and Denmark, but Greenland and Denmark themselves.

01:12Greenland's strategic location between Europe and North America makes it a critical site in the US ballistic missile defence system,

01:20while its resources align with Washington's ambition to slash dependence on Chinese exports.

01:26On December 21, Trump appointed Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as special envoy to Greenland.

01:32Landry has publicly expressed support for incorporating the territory into the United States.

01:38One of the most important cases.

01:40On Greenland, you know.

01:41What, Greenland now?

01:42Yeah.

01:43On Greenland now.

01:44How did we come up to Greenland?

01:45So, do you expect to take an action against Greenland?

01:48Well, I don't want to talk about Greenland.

01:50Let's talk about Venezuela, Russia, Ukraine.

01:54We don't need to worry about Greenland in about two months.

01:57Let's talk about Greenland in 20 days.

02:00By the way, I have to, I will say this about Greenland.

02:05We need Greenland from a national security situation.

02:10It's so strategic.

02:12Right now, Greenland is covered with Russian and Chinese ships all over the place.

02:17We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security.

02:22And Denmark is not going to be able to do it, I can tell you.

02:26You know what Denmark did recently to boost up security on Greenland?

02:31They added one more dog sled.

02:34It's true.

02:35They thought that was a great move.

02:37What would the justification be for a claim to Greenland?

02:41Oh, I don't want to talk about Greenland now.

02:43I just say this.

02:45We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security.

02:48And the European Union needs us to have it.

02:52And they know that.

02:53we've been talking a couple minutes to do that, and they really need blue line to go on a back.

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