"I have said from the beginning that I unfortunately believe the American president is serious about this. I have also made it very clear where Denmark stands. And Greenland has repeatedly said that it does not want to be part of the USA."
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Cited from interviews (5 January 2026), as cited in "US attack on Greenland would mean end of Nato, says Danish PM", The Guardian (6 January 2026).
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