Vice-President JD Vance and his wife Usha Vance have visited the US Pituffik Space Base in Greenland as President Donald Trump continues to push for the US to take over the Danish semi-autonomous territory.
Speaking to troops, Vance says military force is not necessary for the US to expand its presence in Greenland and that locals will want to choose to align with the US instead of Denmark
The vice-president says Denmark “has not done a good job” for the people of Greenland and the US needs to step in
He also says Russia and China are increasing their footprints in the area and the world cannot “bury our heads in the sand – or in this case in the snow”
Vance’s trip was scaled down after a row with the governments of Greenland and Denmark over a lack of invitation
Greenland’s new Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen tells reporters the trip “is not showing respect for an ally”, while a resident of the capital Nuuk Karl-Peter tells our reporter he is “worried” about Trump “trying to control the country” Read more…
