Denmark, as the administrative power over Greenland and the Faroe Islands, has faced mounting pressure to bolster its Arctic security and maintain stability in the region, while Trump’s ambitions kicked up a notch this week as he refused to rule out military action to grab the world’s largest island from Denmark.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Greenlandic Prime Minister Múte Egede and Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen and Faroese leader Aksel Johannesen were also also in attendance at the summit.
Hoydal accused Copenhagen of treating the Faroe Islands and Greenland like “chess pieces.”
“Not to be rude, Denmark has used the Faroe Islands and Greenland in its relationship to NATO and the USA like chess pieces,” said Hoydal, suggesting that Denmark exploits Greenland and Faroe Island’s strategic importance in the Arctic for a geopolitical advantage.
“But if we are going to be used as chess pieces, it is up to us how we move on the chessboard,” he concluded.
