Poll shows 85% of Greenlanders oppose joining US

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Can you be a superpower's closest ally when it threatens to wrest your own territory from you? The question is highly topical and is causing politicians to reflect on their friendship with the Americans.

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‘We don’t want to be American’: Nearly nine in 10 Greenlanders oppose Trump’s plan to US take over island

COPENHAGEN, Jan 30 — The vast majority of Greenland residents do not want their island to become part of the United States as envisaged by President Donald Trump, according to a poll published yesterday. Trump has signalled that he wants the Arctic island — which is believed to hold large untapped mineral and oil reserves — to become part of the United States. The mercurial Republican, who returned to the White House in late January, argues his …

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Poll shows 85% of Greenlanders do not want to be part of the U.S.

U.S. President Donald Trump said that Greenland was vital to U.S. security and Denmark should give up control of the strategically important island.

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[London - Kodama Shogo] A public opinion poll targeting residents of the Danish territory of Greenland, which US President Trump is keen to acquire, has revealed public opinion that is reluctant to sell it to the US. 85% of respondents said they "do not want" the territory to leave Denmark and become part of the US. Only 6% said they "want" it, while 9% answered "don't know." The survey was organised by the Danish newspaper Berlinske and the Gre…

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Majority of Greenlanders don't want to be American: poll

The vast majority of Greenland residents do not want their island to become part of the United States as envisaged by President Donald Trump, according to a pol

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The vast majority of Greenlanders do not want to become part of the USA. In a recent survey, 85 percent are against taking over their island. The new US President Donald Trump had recently repeatedly voiced annexation plans. Six percent said they were in favour of a takeover by the USA, nine percent were undecided. The survey also found that 45 percent of Greenlanders see Trump's interest as a threat, 43 percent speak of an opportunity. The rest…