Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen has firmly rejected renewed calls by US President Donald Trump for the United States to take control of the Arctic island, insisting that Greenland is “not for sale.”
Nielsen’s remarks came on Wednesday after Trump once again raised the issue during the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, reviving a proposal that has repeatedly drawn strong opposition from Greenland’s leaders.
In a statement posted on Facebook, Nielsen dismissed Trump’s latest comments, stressing that repeated demands to acquire or control Greenland would not alter the island’s position. The issue continues to highlight growing geopolitical competition in the Arctic, where strategic shipping routes, natural resources and military interests have attracted increasing global attention.
“Repeated calls for the takeover or control of our country do not change this,” Nielsen wrote.
Trump has previously argued that Greenland is of significant strategic importance to US national security because of its location in the Arctic. His renewed interest comes as competition among major powers intensifies in the region.
Greenland, an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, has consistently maintained that its future will be determined solely by its people, rejecting any suggestion that the island could be bought or transferred to another country.
