Greenland slams ‘highly aggressive’ visits by Usha Vance and Mike Waltz after Trump’s takeover threats
Tensions between Greenland and the U.S. are high following President Donald Trump's repeated threats to annex the Danish territory
Greenland's prime minister has slammed the Trump administration’s “highly aggressive” move to deploy a delegation of senior officials to the territory this week.
Tensions between Greenland and the U.S. are high following President Donald Trump's repeated threats to annex the Danish territory.
Relations worsened this weekend after it was reported that Trump's national security adviser Mike Waltz and the energy secretary Chris Wright will visit Greenland, in addition to Second Lady Usha Vance arriving later in the week.
Greenland’s prime minister Mute B. Egede was quoted in a Greenlandic newspaper Sunday questioning why Waltz was visiting.
“We are now at a level where it can in no way be characterized as a harmless visit from a politician's wife,” Egede said, according to Greenland’s Sermitsiaq newspaper. “What is the national security adviser doing in Greenland? The only purpose is to demonstrate power over us.”
“He is Trump's confidential and closest advisor, and his presence in Greenland alone will certainly make the Americans believe in Trump's mission, and the pressure will increase after the visit,” Egede added.
Vance's visit was announced by the White House Sunday and said she would be accompanied by a United States delegation.
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