
Il nuovo ambasciatore non esclude che gli Stati Uniti possano prendere la Groenlandia con la forza (articolo danese. Traduzione nei commenti).
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New ambassador does not rule out that the US could take Greenland by force
He was asked five times, but new US Ambassador Ken Howery refuses to deny Trump’s plans for ownership of Greenland
Not everyone meets the king on their first day of work, but dressed in his finest suit, 50-year-old Ken Howery was in audience with King Frederik at Christiansborg Palace today.
Ken Howery is an American businessman and dollar billionaire. He founded the payment service PayPal with, among others, Elon Musk and Peter Thiel, and during Donald Trump’s first presidential term, he was ambassador to Sweden.
Nevertheless, Ken Howery appeared slightly nervous on his first day on the job when, after the royal courtesy visit, he met the press in front of the palace.
Here, a press officer came to the ambassador’s rescue, as the first question, not surprisingly, was about the United States’ plans for Greenland.
He doesn’t have time for questions right now, it was said before the ambassador left Prins Jørgens Gård.
A few hours later, however, both DR and TV 2 took turns interviewing Ken Howery, and had the opportunity to ask about the American plans for Greenland.
Is it your job to ensure that the United States gets Greenland?
I would like to reiterate what the president has said, namely that the United States respects the right of the Greenlandic people to determine their own future. He has also said that he continues to focus on the security of the United States, especially in light of the increasing aggressive behavior of both Russia and China in the region, Ken Howery replied.
I must refer to what the president has said…
During the year, both President Trump and his Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, have refused to reject military intervention and American annexation of Greenland.
Therefore, DR now gave the new ambassador the chance to reassure the Greenlanders.
Will you take the opportunity here today to assure the Greenlandic people that the United States will not take Greenland by force?
I would like to refer to the President’s statement when he emphasized the importance of the Greenlanders’ future being up to them to decide. And I very much look forward to working with my colleagues in the Danish government on our shared concerns for security in the Arctic, Ken Howery replied.
So Greenland will never be taken by force by the United States. Should we understand it that way?
Again, I must refer to what the President has said earlier.
Now I ask once again on behalf of the Greenlandic people: Is it correct that the United States will not take Greenland by force?
Again, I have to refer to what the president has said before, and that should reassure them, Howery repeated.
The new ambassador referred to when Donald Trump, in a speech to Congress in March, gave a greeting to the Greenlandic people, where the president said:
We strongly support your right to determine your own future, and if you choose to do so, we welcome you to the United States of America.
But in the same speech, Trump also said the now famous words:
I think we will get it (Greenland, ed.). One way or another, we will get it.
The US praises Danish defense billions in the Arctic
The whole triangular drama between the US, Greenland and Denmark actually began in December last year, when Donald Trump announced on his social media, Truth Social, that Ken Howery would be the new US ambassador to Denmark.
In his post about Howery, the newly elected president also wrote: “For the sake of national security and freedom throughout the world, the United States feels that ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity”.
Only ten months later is Ken Howery now ready for the post.
I am very grateful for his (Trump’s, ed.) trust in me and for the opportunity to represent him and our country for a second term here in the Kingdom of Denmark, says Howery.
A month ago, Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands entered into a historic defense agreement, when the second partial agreement on security in the Arctic and the North Atlantic was negotiated in place.
That news also reached the White House.
On his social media, President Trump shared an article from the conservative news outlet Newsmax, which described that Denmark is now meeting the president’s security policy by allocating 27 billion kroner for defense in Greenland and the North Atlantic.
According to Ambassador Howery, the large billion is music to the president’s ears.
The United States welcomes this additional investment in defense and security in the Arctic, he says.
I think we share the same concern, and I think the 27 billion kroner that has been allocated shows that the kingdom also takes it seriously, says Ken Howery.
You praise the defense investments. Does that mean that American ownership of Greenland is off the table?
Again, I must refer to what the president has said previously…
But in your opinion?
My personal opinion does not matter. What I can say is that I am in favor of dialogue and cooperation on a concern that we share, says Ken Howery.
The previous Trump appointed ambassador Carla Sands became a laughing stock in Denmark when she claimed on live TV that Danes could not afford cars and had to ride bicycles instead.
His new appointee is surpassing Carla by antagonizing the Danes on his very first day in office.
Oh do gently fuck off into the good night….
Hey Oslo, are you listening? From the guy who wants a Nobel Prize for Peace. Keep that in mind, please.
Kick the Ambassador out !!! Denmark should not tolerate direspect from buffoons !!!
Why are they all like characters out of GTA or Simpsons, they don’t even feel real..
I mean, that’s the last chance to win the Nobel Prize if Venezuela campaign won’t be victorious..
Sounds like a “small military operation” to me. Yeah, the moral highgroud got really thin 40 yeats ago on this one.
Amd again, this is why the EU should stop trying to please Trump. No matter how many sumnits in South America you cancel, the fucker won’t respect you or treat you more nicely
It is 100% sure that when Putin will attack Europe, we will see the US taking control of control under the pretext of protecting it.
Question is what we will do when this will arrive, and I’m quite worried about the answer when we see the Van der Leyen licking Trump’s boots.
I gotta say that all newly appointed us ambassadors are a joke
Trump has a knack for choosing diplomats to send to Denmark.
The Thiel-backed administration absolutely intend to seize Greenland, under Vance if not under Trump.
Expect an increase in rhetoric, boundary-testing and attempts to drive wedges between Greenland, Denmark and the EU over the next few years.
This crap again?