Russian ambassador accuses Trump of escalating tensions
Russia’s ambassador to Denmark, Vladimir Barbin, has accused President-elect Trump of ‘provocative behavior’ that’s escalating tensions in the Arctic and at the same time dismissed reports that his country could be interested in…
MoreEx-PM casts doubts on independence for Greenland
Helle Thorning-Schmidt has cast doubts on whether Greenland can ever be fully independent. In an interview with TV2, Wednesday, the former prime minister warned that if Denmark gradually withdraws, the U.S., China, or…
MoreExperts lay out four scenarios for Greenland
Danish experts have pinpointed four possible scenarios for the tense political and diplomatic drama surrounding Greenland. Based on interviews with Elisabeth Svane, political commentator at Politiken, Marc Jacobsen, Associate Professor at the Royal…
MoreDanChurchAid: Banned agency needed in Gaza ceasefire
Jonas Nøddekær, the head of aid organisation DanChurchAid (Folkekirkens Nødhjælp) has welcomed the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas as a ‘significant step forward’ and expressed hope that the controversial UN Relief and…
MoreRussian ‘shadow fleet’ ships serviced at Dansh shipyard
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has said she’s shocked to hear that a Danish shipyard is still servicing Russian-linked ships. After the British Financial Times reported that two shipyards – Fayard in Odense and Brest…
MoreNew right-wing party on the ballot
The new right-wing Citizens Party (Borgernes Parti) will be on the ballot at the next general election after gathering the 20.195 voter declarations needed for approval by the Ministry of the Interior. Founder,…
MorePM warns of regional threats to peace
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s claim that his country is no longer in a state of peace could also be applied to Denmark, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said yesterday. Speaking on the sidelines of…
MoreRussian politican speculates about splitting Greenland
A leading Moscow lawmaker has suggested dividing Greenland up between the U.S. and Russia. Andrey Gurulyov, a member of the state Duma – the Russian assembly – told the state-owned TV channel Russia-1…
MoreTrump’s nominee deflects questions about military force
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defence secretary Pete Hegseth declined to say yesterday whether the US military would be deployed to seize Greenland. When grilled by Hawaii Senator Mazie Hirono during his confirmation…
MoreU.S. media – Denmark opens back channel to Trump
According to U.S. media the the Danish government has in recent day privately sent a message to Donald Trump’s team that it’s ready to negotiate military and economic deals related to Greenland but…
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