“Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney warned on Friday, January 16, that the decision on who owns Greenland does not belong to US President Donald Trump.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Mark Carney. Photo: Getty Images Source: Carney in communication with journalists during his visit to China, writes “European Truth” with reference to Politico
Details: Carney called on NATO allies, including the United States, to “stand by their commitments,” underscoring Canada’s support for Denmark’s sovereignty over a strategically important Arctic island that Trump is threatening to seize.
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Direct speech Carney: “Greenland’s future is up to Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark. We are Denmark’s NATO partners, so our partnership remains unchanged. Our obligations under NATO Articles 5 and 2 remain in place and we fully support them.
Details: Carney noted that issues of Greenland and Arctic sovereignty were also discussed during his meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. He added that he “saw a significant convergence of views on this issue.”
We will remind: On January 14, Donald Trump said that NATO will become strongerif the US will manage Greenland, and called on the Alliance to facilitate this.
Greenland’s government has said it will step up enforcement efforts defense of the Arctic territory under the auspices of NATOand again rejected US President Donald Trump’s ambitions to seize the island.
Democratic U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen said Trump’s rhetoric with threats to take control of Greenland “does real damage not only to relations with Greenland and Denmark, but also to America’s own national security.”
And Trump threatened to introduce tariffs against countries that disagree with his vision for Greenland’s future.