What message do Greenlanders have for Trump?

US Vice President JD Vance is hosting Danish, Greenlandic, and US foreign ministers in Washington D.C. on Wednesday to discuss the future of Greenland.

BBC News - WorldFiled 2026-01-13 · 22:09 GMTLean · CenterRead · 1 min

What message do Greenlanders have for Trump?

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US Vice President JD Vance is hosting Danish, Greenlandic, and US foreign ministers in Washington D.C. on Wednesday to discuss the future of Greenland. The meeting comes amid renewed US interest in the Arctic island, a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark. Former US President Donald Trump has expressed a desire to acquire Greenland, citing national security concerns, leading to diplomatic tensions. Denmark, supported by European powers, maintains its sovereignty over Greenland. The meeting aims to address the island's status and navigate the complex geopolitical interests surrounding it. A BBC Europe editor is currently in Greenland gathering perspectives from Greenlanders regarding Trump's interest in their territory.

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Denmark insists Greenland is its sovereign territory.

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Trump says he'll take Greenland 'the easy way or the hard way'.

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Donald Trump says he wants Greenland for national security.

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The talks focus on the future status of Greenland.

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US Vice President is hosting Danish, Greenlandic, and US foreign ministers in the White House.

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The US Vice President JD Vance is hosting the Danish and Greenlandic foreign ministers, as well as their US counterpart, Marco Rubio in the White House on Wednesday. The focus of the talks: the future status of the world's biggest island, Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark in the Arctic. Donald Trump says he wants it for national security and he'll take it "the easy way or the hard way". Supported by major European powers, including the UK and France, Denmark insists Greenland is its sovereign territory. Europe editor Katya Adler is in the Greenlandic capital Nuuk, where she hears from Greenlanders who have a message for Donald Trump.

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