Greenland’s Prime Minister says he accepts partnership with the US, but denies ceding sovereignty

In Davos, Trump says that ‘no one can defend Greenland like the USA’ Greenland’s Prime Minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, said this Thursday (22) that he was willing to negotiate a closer partnership with the United States, but said he ruled out ceding any type of sovereignty of the island to Donald Trump’s government. ✅ Follow the g1 international news channel on WhatsApp 📱Download the g1 app to see news in real time and for free In the first statement after Trump stated, on Wednesday (21), that he does not intend to use military force to annex Greenland, Nielsen praised Trump’s stance and said he was willing to negotiate greater North American participation in the territory. ➡️Currently, the USA already has military bases in Greenland, in addition to the prerogative of being able to act in the territory in cases of security threats. The Greenlandic prime minister, however, said that the island’s sovereignty is a “red line” and repeated that he will not accept ceding the government or part of it to the United States, as Trump wants. This possibility was raised on Wednesday night, after the North American announced that he had reached an agreement with UN Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Greenland. Prime Minister of Greenland, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, during a press conference this Tuesday (20) Evgeniy Maloletka/AP On Wednesday, in his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Trump reiterated his intention to buy Greenland. Later, however, he canceled the tariffs he had threatened to apply to countries in Europe after meeting with Rutte. A report in The New York Times stated that the agreement discussed by the leaders provided for the US to control small portions of land in the territory. But this Thursday, NATO and Denmark denied having offered part of Greenland’s sovereignty to United States President Donald Trump. Rutte said that the agreement does not provide for a cession of sovereignty and only states that NATO members will be able to intervene in the Arctic — where Greenland is located — in threats to the region’s security. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen stated that “there were no negotiations with NATO yesterday about sovereignty”. The organization’s spokeswoman, Allison Hart, also denied that sovereignty was discussed. “The secretary-general did not propose any compromise on sovereignty during his meeting with the president in Davos,” Hart said. On Wednesday, in an interview, Donald Trump said he will explain the details of the negotiations at another time and stated that the agreement will last “forever”. The President of the United States, Donald Trump, during a meeting with the Secretary General of NATO, on January 21, 2026 REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst VIDEOS: most watched on g1

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