UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said only Greenland and Denmark should determine Greenland’s future, stressing sovereignty and self-determination.
President Trump stated that
“we need Greenland from the standpoint of national security”
once more.
The possibility of the semi-autonomous Danish region being annexed by the US has been brought up time and time again by the US president and key officials in his administration.
Over the weekend, the prime ministers of Denmark and Greenland both vehemently opposed the proposal.
Jens Frederik Nielsen, the prime minister of Greenland, called the idea of US rule over the island a “fantasy” and said “that’s enough now” in response to Trump’s most recent remarks.
“The US has no right to annex any of the three nations in the Danish kingdom,”
according to Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark.
When asked if he would likewise tell President Trump to “hands off Greenland,” Sir Keir gave a clear response, despite the fact that diplomatic responses are sometimes ambiguous and complex.
“The US will have to justify the action it has taken,”
Sir Keir said, adding that
“we will always defend the international rule of law”.
The prime minister’s remarks regarding the validity of the United States’ recent seizure of the Venezuelan president and his spouse were far less conclusive.
However, he consistently avoided giving a direct response when asked if the US had operated in accordance with international law.
“There was an illegitimate president who has now been removed, and I don’t think anybody is really shedding any tears about that,”
he said, calling for
“a peaceful transition to democracy”
as soon as possible.
Some Labour MPs, along with leaders of the Liberal Democrats, Green Party, and SNP, have criticized the US military operation and urged the PM to denounce it as a violation of international law.
Emily Thornberry, the chair of the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee, became the most senior Labour MP to do so on Sunday.
She stated that the US strikes were “not a legal action” and that she
“cannot think of anything that could be a proper justification”
in an interview with Radio 4’s Westminster Hour.
She called the state of affairs “international anarchy” and cautioned that it could give China and Russia more confidence.
So far, a small number of Labour MPs, primarily from the left wing, have openly denounced the US operation for violating transnational law.
Later, when the foreign clerk is listed to make a statement on the events in Venezuela, further review of the UK’s station could be made in the House of Commons.
The UK is an endless member of the UN Security Council, which is listed to convene later to debate the US operation.
In a military operation coordinated with US law enforcement, the left-wing president of Venezuela and his spouse, Cilia Flores, were flown out of Caracas.
Since then, they have been accused of enriching themselves through a violent crime ring that smuggled cocaine into the United States and have been charged with drug and weapon offenses in New York. They are scheduled to appear in court at a later date.
The accusations have long been denied by Maduro as a means of removing him from office.
How has Denmark responded diplomatically to Starmer’s statement?
Denmark has ate UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s statement affirming that Greenland’s future lies solely with Greenland and Denmark, viewing it as a gesture of solidarity amid U.S. President Trump’s territorial pitfalls.
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen expressed gratitude during bilateral addresses, calling Starmer a” close friend and coworker” and pressing strengthened UK- Denmark cooperation on Arctic security, NATO defense, and High North stability without directly representing Greenland annexation.
Copenhagen values London’s unequivocal backing as influence in NATO conversations, with Frederiksen summoning the U.S. minister while coordinating EU responses; no formal common conduct blazoned, fastening rather on rejecting” fantasy” claims from Trump as of January 5, 2026.
