Greenlanders to US: We’re ‘not for sale,’ but you can back our independence

NUUK, Greenland — You can’t put a price tag on this Arctic island — at least, that’s the message from the people who live here as rumors swirl of US offers to purchase it.

“We are not for sale. Our land is not for sale. This goes back to our ancestors,” said Larserak Matthiessen, a Nuuk carpenter, told The Post

Peter Kristiansen, a Nuuk stone-carving artist teaching locals his craft when The Post caught him, agreed: “I want Greenland to be independent, but we’re not ready yet. But I hope it happens before I die.”

President Trump wants Greenland for national security reasons — both for the island’s rich rare-earth minerals and its geostrategic location between the US and any possible threats from Russia.