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Greenland does not want to be American or Danish, PM says

Greenlandic Prime Minister Mute Egede said he was "ready to talk" to US President-elect Donald Trump at a news conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, on January 10, 2025 [Tom Little/Reuters]

Greenlanders do not want to be American or Danish, the Arctic island’s prime minister has said, after US President-elect Donald Trump refused to rule out using military force to acquire the territory.

Prime Minister Mute Egede, who had insisted the territory was “not for sale” after Trump flagged his “ownership and control” intentions last month, expressed his openness to engage with the United States at a news conference in Copenhagen on Friday.

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