Greenlanders do not want to join the US: Financial Times

Greenlanders were shocked by US President-elect Donald Trump's statements that the island should become part of the United States to ensure the country's national security, and residents are opposed to joining the United States, the Financial Times reported.

"As several island residents told the publication, they were shocked by Trump's aggressive tone, some were frightened," one of them said.

Former Greenlandic Prime Minister (2009-2013) Kupik Kleist also criticized Trump's statements, noting that Greenlanders are offended that their homeland is being discussed like a real estate deal. "You can't just go out and buy a country or its people," he emphasized.

At the same time, the FT notes, the residents of Greenland are in favor of expanding the sovereignty of the autonomous region within the Kingdom of Denmark.

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