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Denmark says Trump not planning to use force to take Greenland is positive


A protester holds flag outside the US consulate in Nuuk, Greenland, on Jan. 20, 2026. (Credit: Mads Claus Rasmussen/ AFP)

Denmark's Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said on Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump's statement that he would not use force to take Greenland was positive despite Trump's ambitions to acquire the island remaining intact.

Speaking at the annual World Economic Forum in Switzerland's Davos, Trump said earlier on Wednesday that he would not use force to take over Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory, but repeated his goal to make the island part of the United States.

Denmark's Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said on Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump's statement that he would not use force to take Greenland was positive despite Trump's ambitions to acquire the island remaining intact.

Speaking at the annual World Economic Forum in Switzerland's Davos, Trump said earlier on Wednesday that he would not use force to take over Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory, but repeated his goal to make the island part of the United States.