Second Lady Usha Vance's Greenland Visit Heightens Tensions Amid U.S. Interest in Territory
Usha Vance's March 27-29 visit to Greenland has prompted increased security measures amid political tensions regarding U.S. interest in controlling the territory.
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Vance's visit comes at a time when President Donald Trump has suggested the United States should take control of Greenland.
Danish police fly extra forces to Greenland ahead of second lady Usha Vance's visit
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The Greenlandic government, Naalakkersuisut, is now in a caretaker period after a 11 March general election won by the Democrats, a pro-business party that favors a slow approach to independence from Denmark.
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Egede, who is Greenland's outgoing prime minister, said his caretaker government would not meet with the delegation.
'Highly aggressive': Greenland leaders blast planned visit by Usha Vance, U.S. officials
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Trump’s idea to annex Greenland has thrown an international spotlight on the territory, which holds vast stores of rare earth minerals critical for high-tech industries, and has raised questions about the island’s future security as the US, Russia and China vie for influence in the Arctic.
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Her visit comes after President Donald Trump suggested that the United States should take control of the semi-autonomous territory of Denmark as a way to strengthen national and international security.
Second Lady Usha Vance to Visit Greenland
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Second Lady Usha Vance announced a trip to Greenland with one of her and Vice President JD Vance’s children in the coming week.
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Trump has refused to rule out military intervention in Panama to retake that country’s canal, said that Canada should be America’s 51st state and suggested that U.S. interests could assume control of the war-torn Gaza Strip from Israel and redevelop it as a “Riviera”-like seaside resort.
Vance’s wife and son to visit Greenland
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Vance will leave on Thursday and return Saturday, according to her office.
Second Lady Usha Vance Will Visit Greenland as Trump Talks up US Takeover
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Greenland first caught the president’s eye back in 2017, when he asked his national security team during his first term to study proposals to buy the island from Denmark, which has governed Greenland as a territory for the last three centuries, though changes have been made to the island’s political rights and home rule during the territorial period.
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Summary
Second Lady Usha Vance will visit Greenland from March 27-29, 2025, accompanied by her son and National Security Adviser Mike Waltz. This visit, amid ongoing U.S. interest in acquiring Greenland—a notion previously entertained by President Trump—has led to increased security measures, including the deployment of additional Danish police forces. Vance aims to strengthen U.S.-Greenlandic cultural ties by attending the Avannaata Qimussersu dogsled race. Greenlandic leaders, including Prime Minister Mute Egede, have criticized the visit as a provocation, asserting that the territory is not available for U.S. annexation and calling for international support against perceived aggression.
Perspectives
Second lady Usha Vance is visiting Greenland as part of a U.S. delegation to promote cultural understanding, celebrate Greenlandic heritage, and attend the national dogsled race, known as Avannaata Qimussersu.
The visit highlights ongoing discussions about Greenland's strategic importance, amid President Trump's emphasis on the need for control over the territory for national and international security.
Greenland's leadership, as well as Denmark, has consistently rejected the notion of sale or annexation, asserting their commitment to sovereignty and independence.
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