Statements by the 47th US President Donald Trump about his intention to take over Greenland were answered in the Greenlandic parliament. All five parties reject the idea of \u200b\u200bthe island joining the United States, writes Danish public broadcaster DR.

According to journalists, all the parliamentarians’ answers can be summed up with the words: “This will not happen.”.

" I want an independent Greenland,"

Marian said that historically Greenlanders never had the opportunity to decide which country to join. The Kingdom of Denmark took the island in 1721 without asking the locals' opinions.

" We have our own country. We are Greenland and we want to be respected as a country,"

Journalists recalled that at one of the last press conferences, Trump said that the United States needs Greenland for national security, and the Greenlandic people will vote to become part of the United States. However, local politicians note that Greenland would like to become an independent state.

“We shouldn’t just be handed over to the United States or someone else. We want to be masters of our home. And this is what is in the genes of Greenland,” said the chairman of the Social Democratic Party Siumut, Greenland Finance Minister Erik Jensen.

Demokraatit party leader Jens-Frederik Nielsen also rejected Trump's idea of \u200b\u200bannexing the island.

" But I don't want to say now that Greenland should be part of the United States,"

Akkalu Gerimiassen, chairman of the liberal-conservative Atassut party, also does not see Greenland as another US state and prefers a future in the Commonwealth.

“We must have good cooperation with the United States, but we must not become part of the United States, either now or in the future,” Jerimiassen expressed his opinion.

The chairman of Greenland's largest opposition party, Naleraq, Pele Broberg also answers "

“I don’t think we need to be afraid that we will be sold to the USA,” said Pele Broberg.

Trump considered buying Greenland during his first term, and on Sunday, December 22, he spoke about it again. According to him, this is necessary to maintain national security and freedom in the world..

Greenland's Prime Minister Mute Egede announced the island's desire to gain independence from Denmark in his New Year's address.. Until 1953, the island was a Danish colony, and since then it has remained a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark. Since 2009, Greenland has gained the right to vote for independence, and in 2023 the Greenlandic government presented the first draft of a constitution.

On January 10, Mute Egede said that he was ready for negotiations with Trump and emphasized that the Greenlanders strive for independence and want to “be masters of their own home.”.

On January 11, the Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine refuted a fake spread in the Russian media about a clause in the security agreement on February 23, 2024, according to which Ukraine is supposedly obliged to defend Denmark in the event of a US attack.

Focus on January 12 looked into whether Trump would create an empire by acquiring Greenland, and what consequences this could have for Ukraine.