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Trump depicts Iceland as part of the United States

From Morgunblaðið · () Icelandic

Translated from Icelandic and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Donald Trump posted an image on Truth Social showing Iceland and Greenland within what appears to be United States territory.
  • Iceland appears in red, while Greenland uses the colors of the U.S. flag, and the post contains no text.
  • The post came as the European Union announced a 29 billion-krona financial package for Greenland, whose future European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said belongs to Greenland’s people and Denmark.

Donald Trump has posted an image on Truth Social showing Iceland and Greenland as part of United States territory.

Iceland is marked in red in the image, while Greenland appears in the colors of the American flag. Trump added no text to the post.

The image appeared on the same day that the European Union announced a 29 billion-krona financial package for Greenland, a self-governing Danish territory, in response to Trump’s interest in the island.

Trump has argued that the United States needs to take control of Greenland for national security reasons. Earlier this year, however, he ruled out annexing the island by force.

“The future of Greenland is a decision for the people of Greenland and Denmark, and no one else,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said at a news conference in Nuuk.

The future of Greenland is a decision for the people of Greenland and Denmark, and no one else.

· Ursula von der LeyenThe European Commission president spoke in Nuuk after the EU announced financial support for Greenland.
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Originally published by Morgunblaðið in Icelandic. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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