Chancellor Olaf Scholz confirmed that Germany is on the same side with Denmark regarding the current disagreement with the American admin
The vast majority of Greenland residents do not want their island to become part of the US as envisaged by President Donald Trump, according to a poll.
Frederiksen will meet German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin, French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in Brussels, during a whirlwind day of international diplomacy as Trump threatens to upend the polar security architecture.
The Danish PM's tour of three capitals betrayed the nervousness felt in Denmark over Trump's repeated comments.
Frederiksen didn't directly mention Trump's threat in comments at a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, but said that “we are facing a more uncertain reality, a reality that calls for an even more united Europe and for more cooperation.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen admitted on Tuesday that she was “happy” with a new poll revealing that 85% of Greenlanders opposed becoming part of the United States.
Denmark is increasing military spending in the North Atlantic amid President Donald Trump’s bid to have Greenland sold or ceded to the United States.
The prime minister does a European tour while announcing more spending on security around the island, following President Trump’s stated desire to have Greenland, a semiautonomous Danish territory, as part of the U.