Greenland Affirms Commitment to Denmark Amid US Pressure

President of Greenland Múte Egede stated: "This is the message we have for the United States." Egede indicated his intention to modernize the so-called Realm of the Realm (which consists of Denmark, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands) and move towards a "more balanced" relationship, assuming more competencies within the framework of the Statute of Autonomy, "but that does not mean we are ready to go with the United States." "If we have to choose between the US and Denmark right now, then we choose Denmark," the President of Greenland emphasized. Egede reminded the island's nearly 57,000 Arctic residents that "we are together in our alliances with NATO, the European Union, and the Nordic countries" and expressed confidence that "the principles of the world order will not be violated." "I hope we deliver our message and, from there, we can create a more normalized and respectful dialogue with the United States," Egede said in the interview. President of Greenland, Múte Egede, believes that the situation created by the United States' threats to take over this Danish autonomous territory makes it inconvenient to talk about independence, but rather about unity within the Kingdom of Denmark. And there is total agreement on that in the Government. Not talking about independence does not mean discarding the idea, Egede explains, adding that "here and now we are part of the Kingdom of Denmark and we are together." Meeting at the White House with Rubio and Vance "Greenland does not want anyone to own it or control it." Egede will meet this Wednesday with Frederiksen and the Faroese President, Aksel V. Johannesen, at the usual semi-annual meeting of the leaders of the territories that make up the Realm of the Realm. "The right to self-determination is ours, other countries do not have to try to influence us." "Greenland cannot be bought, Greenlanders cannot be bought. It is not a time for internal disagreements, but to be together," Egede had said the day before at a joint press conference with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. "It is not the time to talk about independence, it is not the time to risk our right to self-determination when another country talks about taking us over," Egede pointed out in an interview published this Wednesday by the Greenlandic public television KNR and the digital medium Sermitsiaq. The Danish Foreign Minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, and his Greenlandic counterpart, Vivian Motzfeldt, are scheduled to meet this Wednesday at the White House with the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, in a meeting hosted by Vice President JD Vance. Frederiksen also highlighted the importance of maintaining unity and offered dialogue and collaboration to the United States, although she described its threats as "unacceptable" and added that "many things point to the fact that the worst is yet to come." "This is very important in this serious situation."