ISTANBUL, Jan 12 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has said Denmark is facing a “fateful moment” as United States President Donald Trump repeatedly threatens to take control of Greenland, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported.
“We are at a crossroads, and this is a moment of destiny,” Frederiksen said.
Frederiksen made the remarks during a panel debate at the Social Liberal Party’s New Year meeting in the Danish city of Nyborg on Sunday, where she was pressed on whether Copenhagen has a concrete plan if the US were to use military force against Greenland.
She declined to discuss specific contingency measures, saying the situation must be addressed at a more fundamental level, according to Danish news broadcaster DR's report.
“What is at stake is bigger than what the eye can see, because if what we are experiencing from the American side is that one is in reality turning one’s back on the Western alliance, turning one’s back on our NATO cooperation by threatening an ally, something we have not experienced before, then everything stops there,” she said.
Trump has said Washington would “do something about Greenland,” warning that if it does not happen “the easy way,” it would happen “the hard way,” and claiming that China or Russia could otherwise take control of the Arctic island.
Frederiksen also spoke of a planned meeting between the foreign ministers of the US, Denmark and Greenland, saying the goal would be to firmly present the position of the Danish realm.
“There are things we cannot compromise on.
“In our time, there will be moments where you can only choose between what is right and what is wrong, and this is one of them,” she said.
Greenlandic political leaders have also issued a joint statement rejecting any idea of becoming part of the US, stressing that the island’s future must be decided by its own people.
“We do not want to be Americans, we do not want to be Danes, we want to be Greenlanders,” the statement said.
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