Trump, Greenland and Denmark
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Greenland’s connection to Denmark stretches back hundreds of years and reflects layers of settlement and colonial rule. Norse settlers from Iceland arrived around 985 A.D., but their communities later vanished,
A bipartisan congressional delegation traveled to Denmark to try to deescalate rising tensions. Just as they were finishing, President Trump announced new tariffs on the country until it agrees to his plan of acquiring Greenland.
Former NATO Secretary General and former Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen warned Donald Trump that an attempt to conquer the Danish territory of Greenland would be the end of the Western alliance,
Of all the U.S.’s allies in Europe, Denmark was among those that fought closest alongside Americans in Iraq and Afghanistan
A bipartisan U.S. Congressional delegation's comments in Denmark contrasted with those emanating from the White House.
The Danes have tried everything to pacify an unpredictable president. Now they may be reaching their red line.
Canada "stands firmly" with Greenland and Denmark, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday, after US President Donald Trump vowed his plan to take control of the autonomous Danish territory was irreversible.
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More Canadian troops poised for Greenland as Danish island army grows
Canadian troops could be arriving in Greenland soon after Denmark sent a "substantial contribution" of combat soldiers to the island