Greenland's prime minister says island cannot be bought, US has 'not been respectful'

Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said Sunday that comments from U.S. officials astir the Arctic land person been disrespectful and that the land cannot beryllium purchased, successful defiance of U.S. President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly floated the thought of buying the strategical territory.

Nielsen said Greenland "will never, ever beryllium a portion of spot that tin beryllium bought by conscionable anyone" arsenic helium stood by Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen during a associated property league astatine Frederiksen's Marienborg authoritative residence successful Lyngby, Denmark.

The Greenlandic premier minister was gathering with Frederiksen connected the 2nd time of a three-day authoritative sojourn to Denmark. Greenland is simply a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark.

"The talks from the United States person not been respectful," Nielsen said. "The words utilized person not been respectful. That’s wherefore we request successful this situation, we request to basal together."

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Prime Minister of Greenland Jens-Frederik Nielsen speaks during a associated doorstep with Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen astatine Marienborg. (Getty Images)

Political parties successful Greenland precocious agreed to signifier a broad-based caller conjugation authorities amid Trump’s targets connected the territory.

This, arsenic the land has for years been leaning toward eventual independency from Denmark.

Nielsen’s three-day sojourn seeks to code aboriginal practice betwixt the 2 countries.

"Denmark has the volition to put successful the Greenlandic society, and we don’t conscionable person that for humanities reasons. We besides person that due to the fact that we are portion of (the Danish) commonwealth with each other," Frederiksen said.

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, right, and Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen speech during their gathering astatine Marienborg successful Kongens Lyngby, Denmark, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP)

"We of people person a volition to besides proceed investing successful the Greenlandic society," she added.

Nielsen is scheduled to conscionable Denmark's King Frederik X connected Monday earlier returning to Greenland with Frederik for a royal sojourn to the island.

Frederiksen and Nielsen were asked whether a gathering had been planned involving them and Trump.

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Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, right, and Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen airs for a representation during their gathering astatine Marienborg successful Kongens Lyngby, Denmark, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP)

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"We ever privation to conscionable with the American president," Frederiksen said. "Of people we privation to. But I deliberation we person been very, precise wide successful what is the [Danish commonwealth’s] attack to each parts of the Kingdom of Denmark."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.