Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (R) aboard the Danish Navy inspection vessel Vaedderen together with Greenland's acting head of government Múte Bourup Egede (C) and newly elected head of government Jens-Frederik Nielsen (L) in the waters around Nuuk, Greenland, on April 3, 2025. MADS CLAUS RASMUSSEN/AFP
Denmark warned the United States on Monday, December 22 to respect its sovereignty after President Donald Trump appointed a special envoy to Greenland, the Danish autonomous territory Trump has threatened to annex.
Since returning to the White House in January 2025, Trump has repeatedly said the US needs the resource-rich island for security reasons, and has refused to rule out the use of force to secure it.
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