French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said Sunday that “Europe and France stand by" Denmark and Greenland, insisting that Greenland “is not for sale” on a visit to Greenland’s capital, Nuuk. US President Donald Trump has repeatedly said that the US seeks to take control of the semi-autonomous territory of Denmark.

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    5 days ago

    The fact that this visit feels neeeded is pretty worrysome, we’re not talking about some independentists polticians but about a powerful neighbour having view over Greenland

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      I think some people don’t really understand the gravity of the situation—that it’s not china or russia who want to occupy greenland, but our supposed ally, the usa.