The telephone conversation between Trump and the Prime Minister of Denmark was accompanied by tension – Mehr News agency RCO News Agency
According to RCO News Agency, quoted by the Financial Times newspaper, senior European officials announced: US Preside Donald Trump emphasized his seriousness and decision to take over Greenland in a heated telephone conversation with the Prime Minister of Denmark.
Based on This report, the preside of the United States last week for 45 minutes with a drill FredericksonThe Prime Minister of Denmark spoke.
The White House has not commeed on the call, however Frederickson announced that he emphasized in this conversation: Greenland is an autonomous part of the Kingdom of Denmark and cannot be sold.
In this tense phone call with the Prime Minister of Denmark, Trump has emphasized his seriousness to take over Greenland.
Five curre and former senior European officials briefed on the call said: “This conversation has gone very badly.”
They added: Trump’s aggressive behavior and Confroational has had
Despite this issue, he suggested more cooperation in the field of military bases and exploitation of mineral resources.
One of these people said: This call was terrible. Another added: “He was very adama, it was hard to take it seriously before, but now I think it’s serious and probably very dangerous.”
The details of the call are likely to deepen European concerns that Trump’s return to power could further strain transatlaic relations, the Financial Times wrote.
The US preside is pressuring allies to give up their territory.
Many European officials hoped that Trump’s commes about trying to corol Greenland for “national security” reasons were just a negotiating tactic to gain more influence over the NATO territory.
But Trump’s coact with Frederickson It has destroyed these hopes and deepened the foreign policy crisis among NATO allies.
One of the people who was involved in this call said: The goal was very clear. They wa Greenland.
The Danes are now in a critical state.
Another person added: “The Danes are extremely frightened by this issue.”
A former Danish official stated: This conversation was very difficult. Trump threatened Denmark with specific measures such as targeted tariffs.
The Danish prime minister’s office said: “It does not confirm the ierpretation of the conversation by anonymous sources.”
Greenland, with a population of about 57,000, is the ery poi to new shipping routes that are gradually opening up through the Arctic, and it also has rich but difficult-to-access mineral resources.
“Preside Trump has made it clear that the safety and security of Greenland is importa to the United States, as China and Russia make significa investmes across the Arctic region,” a White House National Security Council spokesman said.
He added: “The Preside is committed not only to protecting the ierests of the United States in the Arctic, but also to working with Greenland to ensure the mutual prosperity of both nations.”
In early January, Trump threatened to impose tariffs on Denmark if it disagreed with him over Greenland.
He also did not rule out the possibility of using military force to corol the island.
Trump said in a news conference a few days before assuming the presidency: “People don’t even know whether Denmark has a legal right to this island or not?”
But if he has a right, he should give it up, because we need it for national security.
He added: I am talking about the protection of the free world. Chinese ships are everywhere. Russian ships are everywhere. We will not allow this to happen.
