“The European Commission fully accepts and supports the position that was expressed by the Danish Prime Minister and the Government of Greenland,” said Natasha Berto, representative of the European Commission. Her words are quoted by Politico.
Earlier, Trump confirmed that he was interested in buying the island “strategically”.
For his part, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called the US President’s idea of buying Greenland absurd. She noted that this largest island in the world is not for sale.
First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Foreign Affairs Dmitry Novikov in an interview with the FAN commented on reports about Trump's desire to buy Greenland.