US Vice President JD Vance to join his wife on controversial trip to Greenland

You can't organise a private visit with official representatives of another country,

Frederiksen told reporters

Mette Frederiksenprime Minister

We are allies, we have a defence agreement on Greenland that dates back to 1951,

Frederiksen said

We are told the U.S. national security adviser and energy secretary are coming here to watch dog sled races. Be careful! How do such high-ranking people have time for that while there are crises in many parts of the world

he said in a statement

These are not random tourists. It is a signal -- a charm offensive to draw Greenland toward the USA. There is no appetite for that in Greenland or the Kingdom, and therefore it is not good timing,

he told DR

The Americans have received clear instructions that meetings can only happen once a new Greenlandic government has taken office. Our integrity and democracy must be respected, without any interference from outside,

Egede wrote

No one from the Greenlandic official system has invited the so-called tourists. They're coming, using soft power diplomacy and also focusing on security issues and this is totally unacceptable,

Chemnitz told AFP

Greenland and Denmark have stated very clearly that they don’t want the US to visit right now, when Greenland doesn’t have a government in place,

a reference to the recent elections there

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We’re going to check out how things are going there,

Vance said in a post on Tuesday (Washington time).

You cannot conduct a private visit with official representatives from another country -- especially when the acting Greenlandic government has made it clear that such a visit is not desired at this time,

she said

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I'm going to visit some of our guardians in the Space Force on the northwest coast of Greenland, and also just check out what's going on with the security there of Greenland,

Vance continued

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Hey guys, It's JD Vance, the vice president,

Vance said in a video posted to social media

Unfortunately, leaders in both America and in Denmark, I think, ignored Greenland for far too long,

he said

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Speaking for President Trump, we want to reinvigorate the security of the people of Greenland,

added Vance

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There was so much excitement around Usha’s visit to Greenland this Friday that I decided that I didn’t want her to have all that fun by herself, and so I’m going to join her,

Vance said in a video on Tuesday

Just for the record, Naalakkersuisut, the government of Greenland, has not extended any invitations for any visits, neither private nor official. The present government is a caretaker government awaiting the formation of a new government coalition and we have kindly requested all countries to respect this process,

the Greenlandic government said in a Facebook post

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I’ve been reading all about it with my children, and I am amazed by the incredible skill and teamwork that it takes to participate in this race,

Vance continued

I am particularly thrilled to visit during your national dog sled race, which our country is proud to support as sponsor,

she said

This is our way of showing that we don't agree with their presence and their way of doing things,

Per Norgard said

President Trump is serious … He wants Greenland. Therefore, it cannot be seen independently of anything else,

she told Danmarks Radio (DR).

Divide and rule is being used extremely towards Greenland and fear-mongering about the United States. And especially Donald Trump is framed as the big villain, big bad wolf, here.”

Accusing the Danish media of “fear-mongering” over the US and Trump, he said