For Trump, Greenland has always been close | Fabric …

Tension between the United States and Denmark decreases after Donald Trump confirmed that he had had a "nice" phone conversation with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. The conflict erupted after Trump had expressed his intention last week to buy Greenland, an autonomous region belonging to the Kingdom of Denmark. Faced with Frederiksen's categorical refusal, Trump accused her of making "disgusting" comments on her offer and suspended the scheduled visit to the European country.

"She's a wonderful woman, we had a great conversation, it was very nice, we agreed to speak again later, she was the one who called me, and I I really enjoyed it, "Trump said in press releases on Friday. The White House called the conversation constructive and said the phone conversation was held Thursday, two days after Trump announced on Twitter that he had decided to cancel the visit that he was going to to make the 2nd of September in Denmark because of the refusal of the Danish government. to talk about the sale of Greenland. "The conversation was constructive and the two leaders discussed the need to further develop mutual cooperation and manage the challenges of the common security policy," said a spokeswoman for Frederiksen, who said not specified who had taken the initiative of the contact.

Last Wednesday, Mr Trump criticized Frederiksen for announcing his visit, as the Danish Prime Minister had described as "absurd" the interest of the US President for the purchase of Greenland. "I found this comment disgusting … It was not a pleasant way to say it … I could have just said" No, we prefer not to do it. You do not talk to me, you talk to the United States of America, "Trump denounced." I do not need to get into a verbal war with anyone, "replied Frederiksen.

The controversy erupted last week when US media dispelled Trump's interest in buying Greenland, an island on which the United States has a military base. The news was received as a joke by the Danish political clbad, while the Greenland government rejected this possibility. The Danish Prime Minister has been frank: Greenland is not only not for sale, but it is not in Denmark that it will have to go, because Greenland is an autonomous territory since 2009 (except at the level of the monetary policy , Foreign Policy and Defense). ), any transaction with the island must also receive the approval of its inhabitants.

Trump confirmed the rumors last Sunday, confessing that he considered this idea "strategically" interesting. He then pointed out that he was not the first American president to think about it, since Harry Truman (1945-1953) had offered $ 100 million to the island after the end of World War II. World.

Greenland is an island located in North America, in northeastern Canada, covered with ice at 75% of its surface. It has 2.1 million square kilometers and is inhabited by about 56 thousand people. Trump's interest in this territory is due to its geostrategic importance in the Arctic and to the natural resources of the Autonomous Island under an ice that melts at a record speed.