‘Not some piece of ice’: Greenland hits back at Trump insult
Al Jazeera
PM Nielsen calls Greenland a proud nation seeking to maintain global order, after US president calls it ‘piece of ice’.
Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen has called on NATO allies to stand together to defend international law as he pushed back against United States President Donald Trump’s latest comments about the Arctic island.
Trump vented his frustration with NATO’s unwillingness to get involved in the war on Iran that he launched with Israel, saying on Wednesday in a social media post that the military alliance was not around when needed and would not be there “if we need them again. REMEMBER GREENLAND, THAT BIG, POORLY RUN, PIECE OF ICE”.
Nielsen on Thursday rejected the characterisation.
“We are not some piece of ice. We are a proud population of 57,000 people, working every single day as good global citizens in full respect for all our allies,” he told the Reuters news agency.
Nielsen underlined the importance of maintaining the post-war geopolitical order, including the NATO defence alliance and globally respected international law.
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