Naaja Nathanielsen poses for a portrait in her workplace in Nuuk, Greenland on Feb. 20, 2025.
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President Trump’s requires the U.S. to take over Greenland have sparked alarm and outrage.
Denmark, which is answerable for Greenland’s safety, lately introduced that it will additional increase its protection spending.
And a latest ballot discovered 85 % of Greenlanders are against being a part of the USA.
Parliamentary candidate Naaja Nathanielsen is one in all them.
It is not clear whether or not Trump’s ambitions for Greenland will take. However some politicians within the territory are taking his requires acquisition extra significantly than ever earlier than.
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