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Greenland Prime Minister Múte Egede has suddenly called for independence from Denmark in the wake of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump advocating for U.S. “ownership and control” of the island.

“Just as we now stand on the threshold of a new year, so our country stands on the threshold of a new era – and for new opportunities,” he said during a New Year’s Day speech this Wednesday, as reported by Mediaite. “New opportunities oblige us to renewed work to improve and shape our future and our country. In common with the rest of the world, especially with our neighbors and friends, we must now take steps to develop a stronger cooperation.”

“It is now time to take the next step for our country. Like other countries in the world, we must work to remove the obstacles to cooperation – which we can refer to as the chains of colonialism – and move forward. History and current circumstances have shown that our cooperation with the Kingdom of Denmark has not been able to create full equality, and if we continue to take as a starting point the Danish Constitution, there cannot be an equal cooperation,” he added.

He continued by claiming that a plan to seek independence from Denmark has been in the works for “years.”

“Work has already begun with a view to creating the framework for Greenland as an independent state within the possibilities and provisions of the Self-Government Act,” he said. “A new development for Greenland is on the horizon.”

According to The Hill, he also made additional remarks.

“The Greenlandic people’s opportunity for independence has been adopted through the provisions of the Self-Government Act, thereby creating a legal basis for how independence can be achieved,” he reportedly said.

“A draft constitution for our country has also been prepared. Work has already begun with regard to creating the framework for Greenland as an independent state within the possibilities and provisions of the Self-Government Act,” he added.

Egede’s remarks come days after U.S. President-elect Trump called for the United States to take “ownership and control” of the island.

“For purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World, the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity,” he wrote in a Dec. 22nd Truth Social post.

He included the surprising statement in an announcement naming his ambassador to Denmark.

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Egede fired back at the time with a statement proclaiming that Greenland isn’t for sale.

“Greenland is ours. We are not for sale and will never be for sale,” he said.

Then-President Trump canceled a trip to Denmark in 2019 after then-Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen lashed out at him for initially proposing the idea of buying Greenland.

“This is an idea that’s been discussed for many years,” Trump had said at the time. “Harry Truman had the idea of [buying] Greenland. I had the idea. Other people have had the idea. It goes back into the early 1900s, but Harry Truman very strongly thought it was a good idea.”

Trump has in recent days also taken shots at Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino by suggesting that if the canal isn’t properly managed in the interest of the U.S., “then we will demand that the Panama Canal be returned to us, in full, and without question.”

Mulino didn’t take kindly to Trump’s words.

“As President, I want to express clearly that every square meter of the Panama Canal and its adjacent area belongs to Panama, and will continue to do so,” he replied in a statement. “The sovereignty and independence of our country are not negotiable.”

“Every Panamanian, here or anywhere in the world, carries it in their heart, and it is part of our history of struggle and an irreversible conquest. … We Panamanians may think differently on many issues, but when it comes to our Canal and our sovereignty, we all unite under a single flag, that of Panama.”

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