PM Múte Bourup Egede said the island's citizens are not American nor Danish, in defiance of a message from Trump.

Independence has been the focus of campaigning ahead of Greenland's legislative elections Tuesday, a prospect foreseen by the Danish constitution with legislation already in place outlining how to make it happen.

Nuuk: Prime Minister of Greenland, Múte Bourup Egede declared on Wednesday that “Greenland is ours” and cannot be taken or bought in defiance of a message from US President Donald Trump, who said the

We don’t want to be Americans, nor Danes; We are Kalaallit,” Múte Bourup Egede said, using the Greenlandic name for his country.

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Greenland's prime minister says "Greenland is ours" and cannot be taken or bought, in defiance of the claim by President Donald Trump that the United States will acquire the territory "one way or another.

Mute Bourup Egede said the island’s citizens are neither American nor Danish because they are Greenlandic. Greenland’s Prime Minister has declared “Greenland is ours” and cannot be taken or bought, in defiance of US President Donald Trump.

NUUK, Greenland (AP) — Greenland’s prime minister has a message for President Donald Trump: “Greenland is ours.” Múte Bourup Egede made the statement on Facebook Wednesday, just hours ...

NUUK, Greenland (AP ... Greenlandic Prime Minister Múte Bourup Egede said the island’s citizens are neither American nor Danish because they are Greenlandic. The United States needs ...

Greenland’s prime minister has a message for President Donald Trump: “Greenland is ours.” NUUK, Greenland -- NUUK, Greenland (AP) — Greenland’s prime minister has a message for President ...

NUUK, Greenland (AP ... Greenlandic Prime Minister Múte Bourup Egede said the island's citizens are not American nor Danish because they are Greenlandic. The United States needs to understand ...