US Opens Expanded Diplomatic Hub in Greenland
Washington's special envoy to the island, Jeff Landry, said that President Donald Trump has ‘put Greenland on the map.’
TL;DR
- The U.S. opened a new, larger consulate in Nuuk, Greenland.
- Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen and other local politicians boycotted the opening.
- Several hundred people protested the consulate opening, expressing wariness of U.S. influence.
- Protesters carried Greenland's flag and signs with slogans like 'USA, stop it.'
- Chants included 'No means no' and 'Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders.'