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Eugene

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Sat Mar 29, 2025, 11:59 AM Mar 2025

Denmark hits back at 'tone' of US vice-president's criticism over Greenland [View all]

Source: The Guardian

Denmark hits back at ‘tone’ of US vice-president’s criticism over Greenland

‘This is not how you talk to your close allies,’ says Danish foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen

Guardian staff and agency
Sat 29 Mar 2025 12.12 GMT
Last modified on Sat 29 Mar 2025 14.17 GMT

Denmark has hit back against JD Vance’s comments that Copenhagen has not done enough for Greenland.

The US vice-president made his remark on Friday during a trip to the Pituffik space base in north-western Greenland, viewed by both Copenhagen and Nuuk as a provocation.

“Our message to Denmark is very simple: you have not done a good job by the people of Greenland,” Vance told a press conference.

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The Danish foreign minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, said on X on Saturday: “We are open to criticisms, but let me be completely honest, we do not appreciate the tone in which it’s being delivered.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/29/denmark-hits-back-at-tone-of-us-vice-presidents-criticism-over-greenland

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