The US President previously announced some "framework agreement" — about buying Greenland, influence, and millions.
Greenland. Photo: freepik.com
However, Greenland's Economy Minister, Naaja Nathanielsen, strongly parries: "There is no framework agreement."
According to the minister, this is pure fantasy. "We first need to start a dialogue," she emphasizes. Negotiations — yes, but only about defense and security, not about ownership or sale. "We have red lines related to sovereignty," she says in an interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) newspaper.
Why did Trump target Greenland at all? Nathanielsen sees this as a dangerous return of old thinking: "It's difficult for us to understand this element of expansionist ideology. We thought that after World War II, such thinking was over."
Greenland has what the US urgently needs: 39 critically important minerals. However, there is no large influx of American investors. "At the moment, I don't see any major American investments," the minister dryly states.
It is said that American billionaire Ronald Lauder suggested the idea of the purchase to Trump. Nathanielsen remains firm: "We want them to use the main entrance. Follow our rules. And as a basic principle — international law."
She finds the rumors particularly absurd that Greenlanders could supposedly become Americans for $100,000 per person. Nathanielsen laughs loudly: "Would you give up being German for $100,000?" Greenlanders are more than money: "We are not for sale."
Aggressive rhetoric from Washington made an impression. "Initially, there was a lot of fear and anxiety. Now people are angry," says Nathanielsen. "What kind of friend threatens military invasion?"
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