{"id":2417563,"date":"2025-03-29T21:47:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-30T01:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/danish-pm-headed-to-greenland-amid-mounting-us-interest-in-arctic-island-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-29T21:47:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T01:47:34","slug":"danish-pm-headed-to-greenland-amid-mounting-us-interest-in-arctic-island-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/danish-pm-headed-to-greenland-amid-mounting-us-interest-in-arctic-island-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Danish PM headed to Greenland amid mounting US interest in arctic island &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdanish-pm-headed-to-greenland-amid-mounting-us-interest-in-arctic-island-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2417563&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is set to visit Greenland for three days starting April 2, following a recent trip by U.S. vice President JD Vance, who was the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/graham-if-democrats-call-witnesses-at-trial-we-will-call-democrats-thatve-used-inflammatory-language\/\" title=\"Graham: If Democrats Call Witnesses At Trial We Will Call Democrats That\u2019ve Used Inflammatory Language\">sitting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a><\/a> to visit the island. During her visit, Frederiksen will meet with Greenland&#8217;s new prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, as part of efforts to strengthen Denmark&#8217;s relationship with greenland and ensure continued cooperation between the two regions. Vance emphasized the importance of a partnership between Greenland and the United States, citing concerns that denmark has not sufficiently protected the island from foreign threats, notably from Russia and china. He urged that Greenland should align more closely with U.S. interests for enhanced security, echoing sentiments expressed by former President Donald Trump regarding U.S. acquisition of the territory.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Danish PM headed to Greenland amid mounting US interest in arctic island<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2077067\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The prime minister of <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/denmark\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Denmark<\/a> is now scheduled to visit <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/greenland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Greenland<\/a> shortly after Vice President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">JD Vance<\/a> and other high-ranking U.S. officials <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3362270\/jd-vance-predicts-greenland-us-partnership-during-visit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"capped off a visit\">capped off a visit<\/a> to a U.S. Space Force base on the arctic island late this week.<\/p>\n<p>Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen will begin a three-day visit to Greenland on April 2, where she will meet with Greenland&rsquo;s new prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, and members of his coalition government, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Statsmin\/status\/1906030039629496599\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"according to\">according to<\/a> a statement from her office.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3363441\/hamas-accepts-new-ceasefire-proposal-israel-makes-counteroffer\/\">Hamas says it accepts a new Gaza ceasefire proposal but Israel makes a counteroffer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3363338\/myanmars-earthquake-death-toll-jumps-to-1644-as-more-bodies-are-recovered-from-the-rubble\/\">Myanmar&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">earthquake death toll jumps<\/a> to 1,644 as more bodies are recovered from the rubble<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3362919\/un-warns-human-rights-abuse-haiti-illegal-weapons-smuggled\/\">UN warns of &#8216;severe&#8217; human rights abuses in Haiti due to flood of illegal weapons smuggled in<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The visit as a whole will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/03\/29\/greenland-denmark-visit-jd-vance-028595\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"focus\">focus<\/a> on strengthening Denmark&rsquo;s &ldquo;bond&rdquo; with Greenland as well as &ldquo;continuing the close and trusting cooperation&rdquo; between the two.<\/p>\n<p>Frederiksen&rsquo;s announced trip comes just after Vance became the first sitting U.S. vice president to visit Greenland on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>In remarks at Pituffik Space Base, a U.S. Space Force base on the island&rsquo;s northwest coast, Vance predicted that Greenland will voluntarily partner with the United States, which would &ldquo;make them much more secure.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He said this &ldquo;has to happen&rdquo; because Denmark has not done enough with its protection of the island from foreign adversaries like Russia and China.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Too often, our allies in Europe have not kept pace. They haven&rsquo;t kept pace with military spending, and Denmark has not kept pace in devoting the resources necessary to keep this base, to keep our troops, and in my view, to keep the people of Greenland safe from a lot of very aggressive incursions from Russia, from China, and from other nations,&rdquo; Vance said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vice president&rsquo;s remarks were largely tamer than President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s have been on the topic, who has repeatedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3356379\/usha-vance-waltz-officials-visit-greenland-trump-teases-takeover\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"suggested\">suggested<\/a> the U.S.&rsquo;s acquisition of the island is a necessity for national and international security reasons.<\/p>\n<p>As recently as Saturday, Trump in an NBC News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/trump-says-couldnt-care-less-automakers-raise-prices-tariffs-rcna198731\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"interview\">interview<\/a> said the U.S. would &ldquo;100%&rdquo; get Greenland, adding that there&rsquo;s a &ldquo;good possibility that we could do it without military force.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2077067\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2077067\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Danish PM to visit Greenland as US interest in the island grows<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2417564,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/danish-pm-greenland-visit.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[52481,47289,52482],"class_list":["post-2417563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-danish-pm","tag-greenland","tag-us-interest"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/danish-pm-greenland-visit.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2417563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2417563"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2417563\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2417567,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2417563\/revisions\/2417567"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2417564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2417563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2417563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2417563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}