Greenland is not for sale, Prime Minister says after Trump demand

“Repeated calls for the takeover or control of our country do not change this,” Nielsen wrote in a post on Facebook.

By Reuters July 8, 2026, 10:16:34 PM IST (Published)

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Greenland is not for sale, Prime Minister says after Trump demand
Greenland is not for sale, the island’s head of government Jens-Frederik Nielsen said on Wednesday after United States President Donald Trump renewed his demand to control the Arctic territory at a NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey.

“Repeated calls for the takeover or control of our country do not change this,” Nielsen wrote in a post on Facebook.