Lawmakers send blunt message to Trump: ‘We don’t need your hospital boat’
Danish and Greenlandic leaders have dismissed Donald Trump’s offer to send a naval hospital ship to ‘take care of the many people who are sick and not being taken care of in Greenland.’…
MoreLiberals accused of copying Trump
Social Liberal leader Martin Lidegaard has accused the Liberals of ‘Trumpist policies’ after the coalition partner proposed major cuts in Denmark’s foreign development aid programmes. Speaking on BT’s ‘Conservative Tabloid’ podcast the ex-foreign…
MoreTrump snubs Denmark
Denmark wasn’t among the 27 countries that gathered in Washington on Thursday for the first meeting of Donald Trump’s newly formed peace council to discuss the Gaza ceasefire. Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen…
MoreLiberal Alliance wants nuclear weapons on Danish territory
The right-wing Liberal Alliance (LA) has called for new legislation that would allow nuclear weapons on Danish soil, breaking with a 70-year ban. Party leader Alex Vanopslagh said Denmark should lift the prohibition…
MoreLiberals would slash aid for countries blocking deportations
As part of his controversial proposal to cut foreign development aid by at least DKK6.5bn ($1bn) Liberal (Venstre) leader Troels Lund Poulsen said yesterday that countries unwilling to cooperate on repatriations should have…
MoreModerates leader aims to squeeze homeowners
Moderates leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen has sparked off a potentially explosive election campaign issue by suggesting that profits from home sales should be taxed, which could signal an end to the millions in…
MorePM: Trump still determined to get Greenland
Donald Trump may have backed down on his threat to use military force to acquire Greenland but ‘his desire remains the same’, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said during a panel debate at the…
MorePM urges Europe to cut reliance on US, China and Russia
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has urged Europe to free itself economically from the United States, China and Russia. At an informal EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, the PM said trade is being used…
MoreRussian Foreign Minister sends chilling warning
Russia is ready to respond militarily if Western nations expand their armed presence in Greenland, the country’s foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov said Wednesday. Speaking to the Russian parliament (Duma) Mr Lavrov warned that…
MoreNorwegian general refuses to rule out Russian invasion
Norway’s top military leader has declined to rule out the possibility of a Russian invasion to protect its nuclear capabilities in the north. In an interview with the British Guardian newspaper, General Eirik…
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