floofloof@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 hours agoTrump-linked oil firm to begin drilling in Greenland without official permission: Reportmronline.orgexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1112arrow-down12file-text
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minus-squareKirp123@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·4 hours agoGreenland is self governing when it comes to internal matters. Unless Trump sends in actual soldiers there’s not much that Denmark can do without violating Greenland’s self governance. Greenland just needs to send the police and stop them.
minus-squareCultLeader4Hire@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 hour agoCan’t they just ask Denmark to do it then?
minus-squareBrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·3 hours agoPretty much every EU member is “self-governing”. And unless I misread and that’s a Greenland-based company this is an international matter.
minus-squareMightEnlightenYou@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·20 minutes agoIt’s a Texas company named “Greenland Energy”. The Guardian article that was the source had better coverage of what’s happening
minus-squarecantstopthesignal@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·30 minutes agoThe funniest thing they can do is just be boring about. Fine the company then seize their equipment if they refuse to pay.
Greenland is self governing when it comes to internal matters. Unless Trump sends in actual soldiers there’s not much that Denmark can do without violating Greenland’s self governance. Greenland just needs to send the police and stop them.
Can’t they just ask Denmark to do it then?
Pretty much every EU member is “self-governing”. And unless I misread and that’s a Greenland-based company this is an international matter.
It’s a Texas company named “Greenland Energy”.
The Guardian article that was the source had better coverage of what’s happening
The funniest thing they can do is just be boring about. Fine the company then seize their equipment if they refuse to pay.