Denmark PM Frederiksen vows to ‘resist’ US ‘pressure’ on Greenland
‘This is clearly not a visit that is about what Greenland needs or wants,’ Frederiksen said ahead of a US delegation’s trip to the territory
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Tuesday a planned US delegation visit to Greenland, a Danish territory coveted by President Donald Trump, puts “unacceptable pressure” on both the territory and her country.
The White House has announced that Usha Vance, the wife of Vice-President J.D. Vance, will visit Greenland from Thursday to Saturday to attend Greenland’s national dogsled race in Sisimiut, on the northwestern coast.
According to the island’s outgoing Prime Minister Mute Egede, US national security adviser Mike Waltz will also visit Greenland this week, while US media have reported that Energy Secretary Chris Wright will travel to the Arctic island as well.
The visit comes at a time of political flux in Greenland. The island’s political parties are still negotiating to form a new coalition government following the March 11 general election.
“This is clearly not a visit that is about what Greenland needs or wants,” Frederiksen told broadcaster DR.
“That’s why I have to say that the pressure being put on Greenland and Denmark in this situation is unacceptable.
“And it’s pressure we will resist,” she added.