Denmark has no choice but to make concessions to the United States.
On April 3rd local time, Danish Foreign Minister Rasmussen stated that Denmark opposes any sovereignty claims over Greenland. However, Denmark can discuss issues of common concern with the United States, and NATO should pay more attention to the Arctic situation.
Although Denmark opposes the U.S. controlling Greenland, few Western countries have openly supported Denmark, and only a few European nations verbally support maintaining Denmark's sovereignty without strongly criticizing the U.S., leaving Denmark isolated. Additionally, President Trump's demands were hard for NATO to refuse. Trump claimed that the U.S. controlling Greenland was to safeguard NATO's security in the Arctic region and prevent major powers like Russia from controlling the Arctic. Trump's stance received support from NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg and most NATO member states. Although Denmark is a NATO member, it seems that NATO will not side with Denmark; Denmark can only protest a few times and choose to cooperate with the U.S.
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