Nigel Farage says Donald Trump is RIGHT to want Greenland

Nigel Farage today claimed Donald Trump is right to want Greenland because the world would be 'more secure' if America owned the territory.

But the Reform UK leader, speaking in Davos, told the US President he must respect the 'rights and views of the Greenlanders' and 'national self-determination'.

Mr Trump has thrown the NATO alliance into disarray with his threats to annex Greenland, which is a semi-autonomous part of the Kingdom of Denmark.

In an explosive speech at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland on Wednesday, the US President reiterated his wish to acquire the territory - but ruled out using force.

He said he wanted 'immediate negotiations' to 'discuss the acquisition' of the Arctic island, adding: 'I don't have to use force, I don't want to use force, I won't use force.'

Speaking at an event on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos shortly after Mr Trump's address, Mr Farage publicly disputed the demands of his 'friend'.

He also hit back at the US President's claim that America has 'never gotten anything' from being a NATO member.

Mr Farage said he was a 'big fan' and a 'friend' of Mr Trump, but added: 'I think it's right to say friends can disagree.'

The Reform UK leader told the event at 'USA House' in Davos: 'There was one thing that he did say that I have to take issue with.

'He said NATO have never given us anything back.

'I would object to that, politely, by saying this: When the decision was made to go into Afghanistan, we went in with America and a coalition of the willing.

'We stayed by America the whole 20 years, we proportionately spent the same money as America, we lost the same number of lives as America pro rata.

'And the same applies actually to Denmark and other countries too. So it's not quite fair.'

Mr Farage told Mr Trump that 'when it comes to honouring our commitments to America, more than done our bit in terms of action over the last 20 years'.

The Reform leader said he had 'no doubt the world would be a better, more secure place if a strong America was in Greenland'.

This is 'because of the geopolitics of the High North, because of the retreating ice caps, and because of continued expansionism of Russian icebreakers, of Chinese investment,' he added.

'So would America owning Greenland be better for the world in terms of safety and stronger for NATO? It would.

'However, if you believe in Brexit and you believe in celebrating in America's 250th birthday, if you believe in the nation state and not globalist structures [then] you believe in sovereignty.

'And if you believe in sovereignty, you believe in the principle of national self-determination.'

Mr Farage added: 'You must respect the rights and views of the Greenlanders, because that is what national self-determination is.'

A Labour Party spokesperson said: 'Time and again Nigel Farage jets abroad to undermine Britain. He is incapable of acting in our national interest.

'As the Prime Minister has made clear, the future of Greenland belongs to the people of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark alone.'