Starmer says he stands with Denmark after Trump's threats over Greenland [View all]
Source: The Independent
Monday 05 January 2026 08:08 EST
Sir Keir Starmer has insisted he "stands" with Denmark after Donald Trump dramatically threatened to annex Greenland.
The prime minister also said that his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen was "right" to refuse the US president any claim to the territory.
It comes in the wake of President Trump repeating his territorial claims over Greenland following his decision to capture Venezuela's president Nicolas Maduro.
Sir Keir's signal of solidarity with Nato ally Denmark comes as the US president suggested over the weekend that Venezuela may not be the last country subject to American intervention, after his administration struck Caracas. He has also previously made territorial claims against another Nato ally, Canada.
Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/uk/politics/trump-denmark-greenland-starmer-venezuela-b2894638.html
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