The Prime Minister of Greenland demanded independence from Denmark
Greenland’s prime minister has called for independence from Denmark after US Preside-elect Donald Trump expressed renewed ierest in buying the Arctic island.
According to Isna, the Prime Minister of Greenland, Mote Egde, in his New Year’s speech, emphasized the need to “remove the obstacles to cooperation that we can describe as the shackles of the colonial era and move forward”; Words that indicate the holding of a possible independence referendum.
He said: “Our cooperation with other couries and our trade relations cannot coinue only through Denmark. “Work has begun on creating a framework for Greenland as an independe coury.”
Greenland’s upcoming parliameary elections, scheduled for before April 6, 2025, are expected to play an importa role in determining the island’s course.
The Prime Minister of Greenland also said: “Fundameal steps need to be taken… The upcoming election period must create these new steps together with the citizens.”
Greenland, the world’s largest island with a population of about 56,000, has been an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark since 1979 and manages its own iernal affairs, while Copenhagen oversees foreign and defense policy.
The island has the legal right to declare independence, but concerns about economic sustainability remain, as Greenland’s economy relies heavily on fishing and annual Danish aid, which accous for about two-thirds of its budget.
A poll in 2016 showed that 64% of Greenlanders are in favor of full independence. However, a 2017 poll found that 78 perce would oppose it if it led to lower living standards.
In early December, the Preside-elect of the United States claimed in a post on the social network “Truth Social” that “for the purposes of national security and freedom around the world, the United States feels that possession and corol of Greenland is an absolute necessity.”
During the first term of his presidency, Trump had repeatedly raised the idea of buying Greenland from Denmark. Although the island’s governme has said it is not for sale, Trump does not seem to be deterred. During the past few days, the US preside-elect revived this idea while announcing his choice as ambassador to Denmark.
Trump’s commes are the latest example of the preside-elect’s willingness to acquire, or threaten to acquire or encroach on, territory belonging to a friendly foreign power.
Since his election in November, Trump has mocked Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by proposing that his coury become the 51st US state. Trump has also recely sparked coroversy by hiing that he would like to regain corol of the Panama Canal.
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