Ulrik Pram Gad, a senior researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), told POLITICO that the results signal a resounding no to Trump’s wishes to take over the semi-autonomous island, which has been part of the Danish commonwealth since 1953 and was a colony before that. Trump has said that taking over Greenland — which has deposits of critical minerals and occupies a strategic location in the Arctic — was a vital national security priority for the White House.
“Trump’s embrace has been rejected, but the challenge now is to channel international interest into economic cooperation. In this regard, the EU could potentially play a role,” Gad said.