Without ruling out the use of force, the Republican tycoon has reiterated again and again his desire to take this territory considered important for the American security against Russia and China.
Cover of 80 % ice, this huge Arctic island of 57 thousand inhabitantsalmost 90 % of them Inuit, has hydrocarbons and important minerals for energy transition.
The White House announced on March 23 that the wife of Vice President JD Vance, Usha Vance, will make a Official visit to Greenlandia from Thursday 27 to Saturday 29 To attend, among others, a national sled dog race.
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It will also be part of the delegation to US National Security DirectorMike Waltz, according to Egede, and Energy Minister Chris Wright, according to the American press. No details have been communicated about their program.
These visits are recorded in a Delicate moment for Greenlandin full negotiations to form a coalition of government.
“Our integrity and Our democracy must be respected without any foreign interference“Mute Egede wrote on Facebook.
“Americans were clearly informed that there can only be meetings once a new“Government, after the recent legislative elections, said Egede.
“Sew our country”
From the defeat of his Ecologist Left party, Egede directs Greenland on an interim way, Waiting for a new government to form.
In an interview with the Groenlandés Sethmitesiaq, he urged the international community and its European allies to react and show their support more firmly.
“The new US administration does not care what we have built together. His only objective is to seize our country, without consulting us, ”said the prime minister, who sees in the visit of the US delegation to Greenland a proof of this.
It is not about “a simple bland visit of the wife of a political manager,” he insisted.
“Why would a national security advisor go to Greenland? Its only objective is to impose a demonstration of strength (…). Its mere presence in Greenland will reinforce the conviction of Americans that annexation is feasible, and the pressure will increase after this visit, ”he said.
This visit of an American delegation should be considered as “an aggressive movement” that goes against any diplomatic tradition, analyzed for the AFP Ulrik Pram Gad, a researcher at the Danish Institute of International Studies.
When a country tries to form a government, “as a neighbor friend or ally, we usually don’t get involved,” he said.
The probable future Prime Minister of Greenland, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, leader of the center-right party who won the elections, recently described Trump’s comments on his desire to annex Greenland’s desire.