This aerial photo shows an iceberg floating in the sun-beaten sea with buildings in the background off the coast of Nuuk, Greenland, on March 11, 2025, the day of parliamentary elections in the autonomous Danish territory of Greenland.
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European leaders issued a joint statement on Tuesday pushing back against US President Donald Trump’s renewed interest in Greenland, saying security in the Arctic must be achieved jointly.
“The Kingdom of Denmark, including Greenland, is part of NATO,” the statement said, according to a letter released by the Danish Prime Minister’s Office to X.
“Arctic security must therefore be achieved collectively, in cooperation with NATO allies, including the United States, by upholding the principles of the United Nations Charter, including sovereignty, territorial integrity and the inviolability of borders. These are universal principles and we will not stop defending them,” they continued.
“Greenland belongs to the people. Denmark and Greenland, and they alone, decide matters concerning Denmark and Greenland.”
The letter was signed by Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and the leaders of Italy, Spain and Poland.
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