Denmark hit back at the Trump administration’s "tone" regarding Greenland on Friday, saying "this is not how you speak to your close allies."
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen released the message in a recorded video just hours after V.P. JD Vance visited an American base.
"I have a message for our American friends and all others who are listening," Rasmussen said. "Much is being said these days. Many accusations and many allegations have been made. And of course we are open to criticism. But let me be completely honest: we do not appreciate the tone in which it is being delivered. This is not how you speak to your close allies. And I still consider Denmark and the United States to be close allies."
The Trump administration has argued that Denmark is failing to protect Greenland from Russian and Chinese aggression, with Vance telling American soldiers at the U.S.’s Pituffik Space Base in northwest Greenland that "Denmark hasn't done a good job at keeping Greenland s
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen released the message in a recorded video just hours after V.P. JD Vance visited an American base.
"I have a message for our American friends and all others who are listening," Rasmussen said. "Much is being said these days. Many accusations and many allegations have been made. And of course we are open to criticism. But let me be completely honest: we do not appreciate the tone in which it is being delivered. This is not how you speak to your close allies. And I still consider Denmark and the United States to be close allies."
The Trump administration has argued that Denmark is failing to protect Greenland from Russian and Chinese aggression, with Vance telling American soldiers at the U.S.’s Pituffik Space Base in northwest Greenland that "Denmark hasn't done a good job at keeping Greenland s
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