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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Miranda Bryant Nordic correspondent and Jennifer Rankin in Brussels

New opinion poll shows 85% of Greenlanders do not want to join US

A fisher sailing in the icy bay of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland
Only 6% of Greenlanders who took part in the poll were in favour of the island joining the US. Photograph: Juliette Pavy/The Guardian

A new opinion poll shows 85% of Greenlanders do not want their island to become a part of the United States, after Donald Trump called for the US to take control of the semi-autonomous Danish territory.

Since his re-election, Trump has reiterated his interest in acquiring the Arctic island, which is controlled by Denmark but has a large degree of autonomy.

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