US EditionGOP, Democratic lawmakers to travel to Denmark to discuss Greenland
U.S. lawmakers aim to reaffirm alliance with Denmark and address Arctic security amid concerns over Chinese and Russian influence, with nine members visiting Copenhagen this week.
- A bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation is headed to Copenhagen this week to meet with Danish officials regarding Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of Denmark.
- President Donald Trump has expressed interest in acquiring Greenland from Denmark, raising tensions between the U.S., Denmark, and Greenland.
- China stated its activities in the Arctic comply with international law and accused the U.S. of using Greenland as a pretext to pursue its interests in the region.
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US lawmakers meet Danish officials to rebuke Trump’s Greenland grab
Arctic Caucus co-Chairs Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Angus King (I-Maine) will meet on Wednesday with Danish Ambassador Jesper Møller Sørensen to reaffirm their opposition to President Donald Trump’s effort to acquire Greenland. The closed-door meeting comes as Trump has floated the idea of obtaining Greenland “one way or another” — rhetoric that has drawn sharp rebukes from Copenhagen and Nuuk. The idea of taking over the Danish territory has …
US Lawmakers to Travel to Denmark Amid Trump’s Greenland Comments
A group of U.S. lawmakers from both parties is set to visit Denmark this week as President Donald Trump continues to talk about annexing Greenland. The delegation will be led by Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) and will include Sens. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Coons’s office said in a statement on Jan. 12. A selection from the House of Representatives, including Reps. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), Madeleine Dean …
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