JD Vance in Greenland. A visit of the US Vice President

US President Donald Trump Earlier he often suggested that United States They should “in some form” control Greenland rich in minerals of rare lands, for – as he expressed on Wednesday, March 26 in a radio interview with Vince Coglianese – international security.

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A visit to Greenland causes a lot of controversy and resistance from local politicians on the island. Just before the visit of the US vice president JD Vance, four of the five parties in parliament signed a coalition agreement on the creation of a government. The prime minister will be 33-year-old Jens-Frederik Nielsen, chairman of the Liberal Party of Democrats, who won the election at the beginning of March.

The coalition agreement emphasized that “Greenland belongs to its inhabitants”, and in international matters regarding the Arctic is the Greenland government, not Copenhagen, should have a decisive voice. The safety chapter ensures that the island is part of the “Western Alliance”.

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In addition to the vice president, the US delegation also includes his wife Usha, national security advisor Mike Waltz and the Secretary for Energy Chris Wright.

The original travel plan assumed that Vance's wife would visit the dog sled race on the island together with Waltz, even though they were not invited by the Greenland authorities or Denmark.

Public protests and indignation of the Greenland and Denmark authorities prompted the US delegation to fly only to the Pituffik military base and not to meet the audience.

According to the conditions of the 1951 agreement, the US has the right to visit their base whenever they want to notify Greenland and Copenhagen. Pituffik is located on the shortest route from Europe to North America and is necessary for the American warning system of ballistic missiles.