US president says on social media that Britain’s decision to cede islands to Mauritius is ‘act of total weakness’

US president says on social media that Britain’s decision to cede islands to Mauritius is ‘act of total weakness’

Donald Trump califica de "gran estupidez" que el Gobierno británico entregue la soberanía de las islas Chagos a Mauricio

US president posts flurry of provocative messages on social media on Greenland, upping ante before World Economic Forum.

Donald Trump has called the plan to transfer sovereignty ‘stupid’ and linked it to his own push to acquire Greenland

Il tycoon critica la cessione delle isole con base militare USA mentre infuria la disputa sulla Groenlandia

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The US president says it is "another in a very long line of National Security reasons why Greenland has to be acquired".

PM’s spokesperson insists government’s position is unchanged and that the US still supports the deal

Ministers say the deal is necessary because international court rulings on Mauritian sovereignty had threatened the future of the base.

US president tells business and political leaders in Davos that his country needs ownership to defend ‘this unsecured island’

Trump was speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, which has been dominated by his claim over the Danish territory.

President Donald Trump insisted any bid to bring the “big beautiful piece of ice” under American control would stop short of military force.