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Greenland does not want to be American or Danish, PM says (www.aljazeera.com)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (3 children)

While i get them, i dont know how they plan on sustaining themselves. If they want to be independant from countries they have to be dependant on something else which will most likely be the eu if thet join. Greenlands population is 50k, one of the smallest counties based on population, while its land area 2 million km² is the 12th largest country.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

You might have missed some points.

Prime Minister Mute Egede:

“Cooperation is about dialogue. Cooperation means that you will work towards solutions,” he said.

Trump earlier this week refused to rule out using military or economic force in order to bring Greenland under US control. Trump said last month that “ownership and control” of Greenland was an “absolute necessity” for the US, as it seeks to counter growing Russian and Chinese interest in the Arctic region.

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