Mette Frederiksen and Jens-Frederik Nielsen demand respect for borders after US appoints Greenland envoy

The prime ministers of Denmark and Greenland have demanded respect for their borders after Donald Trump appointed a special envoy to the largely self-governing Danish territory, which he has repeatedly said should be under US control.

“We have said it very clearly before. Now we say it again: you cannot annex other countries,” Mette Frederiksen and Jens-Frederik Nielsen said in a joint statement on Monday, adding that “fundamental principles” were at stake.

“Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders, and the US should not take over Greenland,” the two leaders said. “We expect respect for our common territorial integrity.”

  • Ininewcrow@piefed.ca
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    Make the first ever Greenland Honorary Peace Prize, then make a medal that is heavy on a fancy ribbon and invite Mango Mussolini to the ceremony, which will be held at a five star hotel in Montreal, to receive his prize.

    It’s cheaper to hold the ceremony in another country and just send delegates … and make the medal solid steel plated with a bit of gold. Make sure to engrave a picture of the Cheeto in Chief on the medal.

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      Make the first ever Greenland Honorary Peace Prize

      It can be made of frozen blubber, covered with gold leaf. Then it can rot and stink just like its recipient.

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      ceremony, which will be held at a five star hotel

      is the hotel four seasons total landscaping?