C’is a symbolic royal message which has not gone unnoticed: at the very moment when Donald Trump repeatedly repeats his wish to see Greenland join the United States, King Frederik X of Denmark has reinforced the presence of the coveted territory in the new coat of arms of the kingdom. As the Histoire Royales site points out, the new crown coat of arms, revealed at the start of the year, now puts more emphasis on this territory in the far north symbolized by a bear, by giving it a full place in the official coat of arms. .
Until then, the Faroe Islands and Greenland, administered by Denmark, were represented in small format, at the bottom left of the royal coat of arms. A year after his accession, Frederik A very diplomatic way of indicating that Denmark does not intend to be impressed by the threats of the new American president…
Buy or annex Greenland
For years, Trump has been eyeing Greenland, a huge strategic island territory located in the northeast of North America. Populated by 60,000 inhabitants, it contains considerable energy and mining resources (gold, copper, diamond, oil, gas, etc.) which attract covetousness, not to mention its strategic position on the new maritime routes linked to the melting of the ice. Endowed with political autonomy, the country, which seeks to further assert its sovereignty, remains part of the Kingdom of Denmark, which is part of NATO, hence Copenhagen’s astonishment regarding American aims.
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An old idea dating back to 1946, when President Truman considered buying Greenland or trading it with parts of Alaska. From his first term in office, Donald Trump took the offensive again by proposing – with his famous nerve – a major financial deal with Denmark, which surprised everyone. At the dawn of his second presidential term, he will therefore repeat it, certifying that the inhabitants of the Arctic territory “will benefit enormously” from becoming Americans, while not excluding the use of force if necessary. – he also dreams of annexing the Panama Canal and “merging” the United States with Canada… And as luck would have it, his son Donald Trump Jr. visited Greenland on Tuesday January 7, history attract a little more media attention.
Claims which, obviously, annoy the local authorities. “Greenland is ours, we are not for sale and never will be,” wrote the head of the Greenlandic government, Mute B. Egede, during the end-of-year holidays. For his part, Frederik X displayed the same determination in his wishes of December 31: “We are all united and each of us is committed to the Kingdom of Denmark. From the Danish minority in South Schleswig to Greenland. We are all together. » Here is Trump warned.
