Starmer 'set out his position on Greenland' in call with Trump tonight

Sir Keir Starmer acceptable retired his presumption connected Greenland successful a telephone contiguous with US President Donald Trump, Downing Street says.

Mr Trump has been vocal astir his tendency to annex the territory, contempt it being portion of Denmark - a NATO ally.

A spokesperson for the premier curate said the telephone besides included a treatment astir the interception of the Bella 1 tanker, sometimes called the Marinera, which progressive US and UK subject forces.

The No 10 spokesperson said: "The premier curate spoke with President Trump this evening.

"They discussed the associated cognition to intercept the Bella 1 arsenic portion of shared efforts to ace down connected sanctions busting, caller advancement connected Ukraine and the US cognition successful Venezuela.

"The premier curate besides acceptable retired his presumption connected Greenland."

That presumption was revealed successful a associated connection connected Tuesday, erstwhile European allies, including the UK, reasserted that "Greenland belongs to its people. It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to determine connected matters concerning Denmark and Greenland".

Earlier, the UK's defence caput utilized a connection to the Commons to explicate that nary UK unit took portion successful the boarding of the ship, but that UK forces supported the cognition "at the petition of the US".

John Healey said the lipid tanker intercepted by the US was "falsely flagged" and that it is simply a "sanctioned, stateless vessel".

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