The vast majority of the Groenlanders do not want to be part of the United States. In a recent study, 85 percent speak out against the acquisition of their island. The new US President Donald Trump had recently expressed annexation plans.
Six percent say they were by the United States for a takeover, nine percent were undecided. The study also showed that 45 percent of Groenlanders see Trump’s interest as a threat, 43 percent speak of an opportunity. The rest was undecided about this question.
“I think this survey clearly shows that they don’t want to become an American,” said Kasper Møller Hansen, professor of political sciences at the University of Copenhagen. As reported, Trump had repeatedly stated in the recent past that he wanted to take over Greenland and did not want to exclude military steps. The United States would need the autonomous area for ‘international security,’ Trump said.
The government of Greenland has stated that they are ready to discuss with the US government to protect their interests in the North Pole area. The country is not for sale.
Greenland hears geographically to North America and was colonized by Denmark in the 18th century. Since 1979 the island has had an autonomic status that was expanded in 2009. Already in 1985 the area had left the European Community when a referendum had finished somewhat against membership. Greenland continues to belong to Denmark.
The island has many natural resources, such as oil, gas, gold, diamonds, uranium, zinc and lead. On the northwest coast there is a basis of the US Army. About 57,000 people live on the island, 497 of them were interviewed. The error percentage is between 1.9 and 4.4 percentage points.
Source: Krone
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