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Greenland and Denmark unite against US advances before White House talks (www.theguardian.com)

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Greenland’s prime minister has said “we choose Denmark” before high-stakes talks at the White House as Donald Trump seeks to take control of the Arctic territory.

Amid rising tensions over the US president’s push, Jens-Frederik Nielsen on Tuesday told a joint press conference with his Danish counterpart, Mette Frederiksen, that the island would not be owned or governed by Washington.

“We are now facing a geopolitical crisis. If we have to choose between the US and Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark, Nato and the EU,” Nielsen said, adding that the island’s “goal and desire is peaceful dialogue, with a focus on cooperation”.Trump’s pursuit of the island was also a matter of “international law and our right to our own country”, he said.

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[–] Hotznplotzn@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 4 days ago

According to PM Ulf Kristersson, Sweden is sending personnel from the Armed Forces to Greenland "at Denmark's request"