Keir Starmer Rebukes Donald Trump for Threatening to Annex Greenland

Keir Starmer publicly rebuked former US President Donald Trump’s repeated suggestions that the United States should take control of Greenland, telling broadcasters that only Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark must decide the future and urging the US to keep its hands off.

“This video can not be played Watch: ‘Only Greenland should decide its future’ Only Greenland and Denmark should decide the future of Greenland, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has told the BBC”

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The rebuke followed renewed public comments by Trump that 'we need Greenland' for national security.

Those remarks echoed earlier talk of buying or seizing the mineral-rich island.

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Coverage across outlets linked Trump's remarks to strategic concerns.

Some sources highlighted the national security language he used, while others emphasized the island's mineral and geographic value.

Starmer's comments came amid wider diplomatic unease following a dramatic US operation in Venezuela that removed President Nicolás Maduro.

“British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has firmly stated that only Greenland and Denmark have the right to decide the future of Greenland”

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He declined to categorically judge the operation as lawful.

Outlets report he described Maduro as "an illegitimate president who has now been removed."

He said the US "will have to justify the action it has taken" and called for a peaceful transition to democracy while stopping short of saying whether the raid broke international law.

Danish and Greenlandic leaders and several European partners publicly rejected any US claim.

Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen told Trump the US 'has no right' to annex parts of the Danish realm.

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Greenland's premier described the threats as inappropriate.

Countries including France and Poland voiced support for Denmark's sovereignty.

Reporting highlights the role of social media and political aides in fanning concern.

“Keir Starmerhas insisted that he stands withDenmarkafterDonald Trump’srenewed threats to annexGreenland”

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Several outlets cite a social-media image showing Greenland draped in a US flag circulated by a figure in Trump's orbit.

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Other outlets underscore worries about Arctic bases and resources as drivers of renewed interest.