Trump canceled a visit to Denmark due to refusal to sell Greenland: Copenhagen is outraged

The American leader canceled a previously planned visit to Denmark due to the fact that the prime minister of this country did not support the idea of ​​Trump to buy the island of Greenland. This decision was a surprise for Denmark.

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Direct speech: “Denmark is a special country with incredible people, but based on Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s comments that she is not interested in discussing the purchase of Greenland, I will postpone our meeting scheduled in two weeks for another time.”

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Details: Trump added that Frederiksen's outspoken stance had saved "a lot of cost and effort" for both the United States and Denmark. “I thank her for this and look forward to a redevelopment (meeting - ed.) somewhere in the future.”

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"Surprise" for Denmark

US President Donald Trump's decision to cancel his visit to Denmark came as a surprise. This was stated by the official representative of the royal house, Lene Balleby, reports “Correspondent".

“It came as a surprise. We have nothing more to say on this issue,” she said.

Danish politicians were outraged by the decision of the American leader and proposed not to postpone, but to completely celebrate the visit, since the Danes “have other things to do.” Trump's proposal was considered insulting, and the president himself was considered reckless. The American leader was offered, by analogy, to put Alaska up for sale.

This is not the first time in history that the United States is interested in purchasing a giant ice-covered island located near North America, writes “Voice of America".

In the 1860's, US Secretary of State in the government of Abraham Lincoln, William Henry Seward, who at that time was in talks with Russia to buy Alaska, also proposed to buy Greenland and Iceland. The report, which was commissioned by the Department of State at the request of the Andrew Johnson administration, said Greenland’s natural resources made it a valuable investment. However, this idea was never realized.

In the 1946 year, after the end of World War II, President Harry Truman offered 100 million dollars to Copenhagen for the purchase of Greenland in connection with the geopolitical and strategic importance of the island. However, Denmark declined the offer.

ForumDaily wrote:

• Earlier media reported that US President Donald Trump thought over the idea of ​​buying Greenland, which belongs to Denmark.
• An ally from the entourage of the US president confirmed that Donald Trump voiced the idea of ​​acquiring Greenland, but assured that the US president did not take this seriously.
• Danish politicians from different flanks of the political spectrum believe that US President Donald Trump should forget about this idea.
• And Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said that the idea of ​​selling Greenland to the United States is absurd because “Greenland is not for sale. Greenland is not Danish. Greenland belongs to Greenland."
• The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greenland, which is an autonomous territory within Denmark, said the island is not for sale.

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