The Norwegian government published on Monday the full texts of messages exchanged between Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and US President Donald Trump regarding Greenland, Reuters reported. The agency notes that this is under the country's freedom of information law, BTA reported.
Støre said that he sent the first message on behalf of himself and on behalf of Finnish President Alexander Stubb, whom he calls “Alex“ in his correspondence.
Text message from Norwegian Prime Minister Støre to US President Trump on January 18 at 3:48 p.m.: “Dear Mr. President, Dear Donald – regarding contacts across the Atlantic – on Greenland, Gaza, Ukraine – and with your announcement yesterday on tariffs. You know our position on these issues. But we believe that we all need to work towards de-escalation and de-escalation – there is so much going on around us that we need to be together on. We offer you a conversation later today – with the two of us or separately – let us know how you prefer! Best regards, Alex and Jonas“.
Text message from US President Trump to Norwegian Prime Minister Støre on January 18 at 3:15 p.m.: “Dear Jonas, given that your country has decided not to award me the Nobel Peace Prize for stopping OVER 8 wars, I no longer feel obligated to think only about peace, although that will always be a priority, but now I can think about what is good and right for the United States. Denmark cannot defend this land from Russia and China and why does it have “property rights” at all on it? There are no written records - only the fact that a boat docked there hundreds of years ago, but our boats have docked there too. I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now NATO has to do something for the United States. The world will not be safe unless we gain full and complete control of Greenland. Thank you! President D.J.T.
U.S. President Donald Trump declined to specify whether he intended to use force to take control of Greenland, in an interview broadcast on NBC News today, Reuters reported.
"No comment," Trump replied in a brief telephone interview when asked if he would use force to potentially seize the island, which is an autonomous territory of Denmark in the Arctic.