Donald Trump has reportedly expressed an interest in buying Greenland - sparking a bemused reaction from Danish MPs
Martin Lidegaard, an MP for the Danish Social Liberal Party and former foreign minister, called the idea"a grotesque proposal"."We are talking about real people and you can't just sell Greenland like an old colonial power," he said.
"But what we can take seriously is that the US stakes and interest in the Arctic is significantly on the rise and they want a much bigger influence," he added. Several Danish politicians also suggested that Mr Trump's proposition of buying land and a population was a little dated. Pernille Skipper, an MP for Denmark's left-wing Red-Green Alliance, tweeted:"It says a lot about Trump that he actually believes that one can buy an entire country and a whole people.An MP for the centre-right Venstre party, Michael Aastrup, said:"No, Donald Trump - Greenland is not for sale!This would not be the first time a US president has raised the idea of purchasing the island.
Greenland, a self-ruling part of Denmark, is dependant on Danish economic support and is situated between the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans. It handles its own domestic affairs, while Copenhagen heads it defence and foreign policy.
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