Danish prime minister visits Greenland
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“We must listen when others talk about us. But we must not be shaken. President Trump says the United States is ‘getting Greenland.’ Let me make this clear: The U.S. is not getting that. We don’t bel...
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Greenland's social-democratic party, Siumut, won three of the territory's five municipalities in local elections held in the shadow of US President Donald Trump's vows to annex the island, according t...
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The Trump administration's threats to take control of the island one way or the other, possibly even with military force, have angered many in Greenland and Denmark.
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Vice President JD Vance and wife Usha Vance may get a frosty reception during their Greenland visit on Friday.
We do not belong to anyone else,” Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said in response to President Trump’s latest assertion that he wants to annex the territory.
Vice President JD Vance’s trip to an island that President Trump wants to “get” was a scaled-back version of the original White House plan. “He’s not welcome,” one Greenlander said.
Greenland was colonized by Denmark in the 17th century, and was formally unified with the kingdom in 1814. The island was granted home rule in 1979 and received additional autonomy 30 years later — but Copenhagen continues to call the shots in terms of foreign, domestic and economic policies.
A Danish television reporter said American officials knocked on doors in Greenland’s capital, Nuuk, seeking local hosts for second lady Usha Vance’s planned visit, but they largely got a cold shoulder.
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US President Donald Trump ramped up his claims to Greenland on Wednesday, saying ahead of a visit by Vice President JD Vance that the United States needed
The Vances were set to visit an American military base in Greenland’s remote icy hinterland after the Second Lady scaled back plans for a more public-facing trip amid outrage among locals.
US Vice-President JD Vance has accused Denmark of leaving Greenland vulnerable to alleged incursions by China and Russia, as he asked its people to "cut a deal" with the US. Speaking during a visit to the Arctic island, Vance minimised recent threats by US President Donald Trump to take over the island by force.