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Ursula von der Leyen: “It is for sovereign people to decide their own future.”

Featuring: Ursula von der Leyen, Christian Democratic Union | President of the European Commission | International

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Published | Video Starts at 22:05

And as part of this, we are upgrading our Arctic strategy too. And at the heart of this will be the fundamental principle. It is for sovereign people to decide their own future. Ladies and gentlemen, when I started preparing for this year's address, security in the High north was not the main theme. (22:05–22:10)

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Asserts the principle that sovereign people have the right to determine their own future.

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