Greenland Rejects US Acquisition, Prime Minister Affirms Sovereignty

COPENHAGEN, March 30- Greenland’s Prime Minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, has firmly dismissed any possibility of the United States acquiring the Arctic island, responding to recent US statements expressing interest in taking control.

“Regarding claims the United States is ‘getting Greenland’, let me be clear: This will not happen. We are a self-governing people, and our future is determined by us alone,” Nielsen stated in a social media post on Sunday.

The remarks follow statements made to NBC News, where it was indicated “absolutely” there had been serious discussions about annexing the semi-autonomous Danish territory, with an assertion that “we’ll get Greenland, yeah 100%.”

During a recent visit to a U.S. military base in northern Greenland, the U.S. Vice President JD Vance suggested Denmark was not adequately safeguarding the strategically significant island and implied the United States could provide better protection.

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