Greenland will not give in, PM says, as Denmark warns world order as we know it is over

Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen issued a defiant message on the Arctic island’s future on Wednesday, while Denmark warned the world order as we know it is now over.

Appearing together at a forum in the French capital as they seek to shore up support from European allies, the political leaders sought to portray a united front amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s Greenland threats.

“The world order as we know it that we have been fighting for 80 years is over and I don’t think it will return,” Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said at Science Po University in Paris, France, according to Reuters.

“The best way forward for the U.S, Europe is to stick together … We will try to find a way forward with U.S. We share concerns on Arctic security. Russia does not want peace with Europe,” she added.

Greenland’s Nielsen, meanwhile, said the self-governing Danish territory agrees that there is a need for more surveillance and security in the Arctic “because of the way Russia acts now.” He added, however, that Greenland would not give in to foreign pressure.