Mass Protests Erupt in Denmark, Greenland Against Trump Threats
Rallies unfolded simultaneously in Danish municipalities including Copenhagen, Aarhus, Odense, and Aalborg, while Greenlandic communities in Nuuk, Aasiaat, Qaqortoq, and Ilulissat staged their own demonstrations, media reported.
The scale of participation across Denmark proved so overwhelming that organizers struggled to tabulate precise attendance figures. Protesters repeatedly declared through chants that Greenland remains "not for sale" and belongs exclusively to Greenlanders.
Greenland's state broadcaster, documented over 15,000 demonstrators converging on Denmark's capital city, where crowds advanced toward the US Embassy in a show of defiance.
In Nuuk—Greenland's governmental seat—residents prepared for afternoon demonstrations designed to transmit an unequivocal message to Washington.
The self-governing Danish territory has become a focal point of American strategic ambitions owing to its Arctic positioning and untapped mineral wealth, alongside purported anxieties regarding escalating Russian and Chinese presence in the region.
US President Donald Trump has persistently declared American acquisition of Greenland essential for national security purposes and to block Russia or China from establishing territorial dominance.
Both Copenhagen and Nuuk have categorically dismissed any territorial transaction proposals, reasserting Danish sovereignty over the island nation.
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