Translation:
Prime Minister: The Americans are still our most important ally
Despite the current drama between the USA, Denmark and Greenland, the Americans are still the Danes’ most important ally.
This is what Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (S) says.
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Yes, I think so of course, all the while that it was the Americans who saved Europe in the 40s and ended World War II, and because the USA and Europe, together with Canada, have jointly built the strongest defense alliance the world has ever seen, says the Prime Minister.
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It is still NATO, by the way, but there is a conflict over Greenland, unfortunately. It is not only Denmark and Greenland that believe that there is a conflict that is serious for Europe and the USA. We have received massive support from the major countries in NATO.
Sanctions and kicking troops out would all but guarantee a US intervention, especially because we respect the 1951 agreement which means the US has a direct right to build and maintain bases on Greenland and have done so for 75 years. We’re trying to respect international law, not undermine it.
If you think the EU or Denmark sanctioning or taking aggressive action against the US does anything but bring misery to ourselves you’re politically naive. It’d be the exact pretext the hawks surrounding the president needs.
Now, if anything does happen re Greenland I expect we’ll start selling off US bonds, as would many other countries. That usually has Trump backing down pretty quickly as interest rates rise.
That said, Greenland is a semi-sovereign nation within the Danish commonwealth, so they can choose to accept a US deal offering them e.g. a free association agreement or something like that, but most recent polls show 85% of Greenlanders are against a deal with the US.