Greenlanders voice concern as US renews push to acquire Arctic island
The Trump administration, citing strategic concerns in the Arctic and rising competition from China and Russia, is preparing to discuss Greenland with Denmark, although European leaders have firmly rejected any suggestion of U.S. takeover
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00:00Residents in Greenland have voiced deep concern over renewed U.S. interests in acquiring the vast Arctic Island as debate over its future sovereignty intensify.
00:15I think that we are not a business. We are a people. We are a people with our own country and culture, language. We are not a product. So I think people should really think about that. I know Donald Trump is a businessman, but Greenland is not a product. We are a people. And that should be taken very seriously and that should be respected.
00:41We should be the people that is in focus here. And when the Greenlandic people have shown time and again that we want independence, we should explore the possibilities for independence in our current situation.
00:55Local business owners are also worried about uncertainty.
00:59Well, I would say I'm worried. We've been talking about that. What are we going to do if something happens? Should I need to go to Denmark to the children? Should I stay here? Stuff like that. So it's getting very practical thoughts about what's going to happen if something worse happens.
01:21What are we going to do if something worse?
01:24The Trump administration citing strategic concerns of the Arctic and rising competition from China and Russia is preparing to discuss Greenland with Denmark, although European leaders have firmly rejected any suggestion of U.S. takeover.
01:42It's only one right who's going to go.
01:43It's over.
01:44greed
01:45The Trump administration at the time of America was going to ĐżŃаСдant a country in the nation.
01:46We've been adding here, to the U.S. take a lot of votes.
01:47Well, that's all right.
01:48We've been keeping it up now.
01:49We've been adding here, that's all right.
01:50We've been adding this up over.
01:51We've been adding this up.
01:52We've been adding this up to our military people at about the first time of the U.S. We've been dancing here.
01:53We've been begging, for a long time of the U.S.
01:54New like there are so many people.
01:55We've been adding this up to the U.S.
01:56So we've been building up the U.S.
01:58So we've been adding more questions just for the U.S.
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