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France and Canada have opened consulates in Greenland’s capital Nuuk on Friday, in a solid show of support for the semiautonomous arctic territory amid renewed demands from US President Donald Trump for the US to acquire it.
It was planned before Trump said he wanted the Arctic island but Canada says the move is a show of solidarity with Greenlanders.
At the top of a tall white pole that dwarfs a tiny red cottage on the edge of Greenland’s snow-capped western coastline, a brand-new flag flies in the Arctic air. On Friday, Canada’s consulate opened in the unassuming building,
Donald Trump’s Greenland climbdown may have avoided a potentially permanent rupture between the US and its traditional allies. But in the space of 24 hours the US president has managed to – once again – make European nations furious and deepen a war of words with Canada.
Trump ridiculed as his latest move on Greenland has one big problem
Trump added he would no longer impose threatened tariffs on eight European nations over their support for the Danish territory next month as part of the deal framework.
Canada opened a new consulate in Greenland on Friday and showed support for the Arctic island’s sovereignty and ties to Denmark, marking diplomatic pushback to President Donald Trump’s ambitions to acquire the island. Natan Obed, president of Canada ...
The president’s belligerence against Greenland and Canada was no joke to Europeans and Canadians, some of whom say they’ll never trust or visit the U.S. again.
President Donald Trump’s reckless approach to international relations has driven away America’s traditional partners, which increasingly see the U.S. as a threat, according to a new poll. The survey,