Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen yesterday said ‘no thanks’ to US President Donald Trump’s idea of sending a hospital ship to Greenland, a territory that Trump has repeatedly said he wishes to take over.
Trump said earlier in the day on social media he was working with Louisiana Governor and special envoy to Greenland, Jeff Landry, to send a hospital boat to Greenland.
“President Trump’s idea of sending an American hospital ship here to Greenland has been noted. But we have a public healthcare system where treatment is free for citizens. It is a deliberate choice,” Nielsen said in a post on Facebook.
Nielsen said Greenland remained open to dialogue and co-operation, also with the US.
“But talk to us instead of just making more or less random outbursts on social media,” he said.
Greenland, Denmark and the US late last month launched diplomatic talks to resolve the crisis between the parties, following months of tension within the Nato over Trump’s threats against the Arctic territory.
Trump’s post on the ship came hours after Denmark’s Joint Arctic Command said it had evacuated a crew member who required urgent medical treatment from a US submarine in Greenlandic waters.
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