The trip by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen to the Danish territory came amid pressure from President Trump and appeared to have been meant as reassurance to Greenlanders.
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark, in the tan coat; the mayor of Nuuk, Greenland, Avaaraq Olsenand; and Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen of Greenland set off on a highly choreographed walk through the city on Friday.
American and NATO officials have discussed giving the United States sovereignty over U.S. military bases in Greenland. The Danes don’t seem to like that.
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark, in Copenhagen on Tuesday, released a statement saying, “Only Denmark and Greenland themselves can make decisions on issues concerning Denmark and Greenland.”
Greenland’s foreign minister, Vivian Motzfeldt, left, and Denmark’s foreign minister, Lars Lokke Rasmussen, center left, meeting with senators in Washington on Wednesday.
Nuuk’s old harbor, Greenland, on Tuesday. People on the island have reacted with shock, anger, confusion and fear to President Trump’s interest in buying or taking over the territory.
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