Greenland's Prime Minister: No meetings with US delegation

The White House had previously announced that US Vice President J.D. Vance's wife Usha would be visiting the island, which is being courted by President Donald Trump, this week. According to media reports, Usha Vance will be accompanied to Greenland by Trump's National Security Advisor Mike Waltz.

According to the White House, Vance will travel with her son and companions to Greenland, which belongs to the Danish kingdom, on Thursday. During her visit, she will visit historical sites, learn more about Greenland's heritage and attend the traditional dog sled race in Sisimiut, it was reported.

Greenland's head of government, Egede, wrote in his Facebook post that the visit could not be considered a purely private trip. "I can well understand that people are worried," wrote Egede. Egede explained that the Greenlanders had recently been treated unacceptably, which was not appropriate among close friends and allies.

Usha Vance follows in the footsteps of Trump Jr. in Greenland.

Trump has been talking about wanting to take control of Greenland for months. He justifies this either on the grounds of national or international security. With this in mind, his son Donald Trump Jr. traveled to Nuuk for a day at the beginning of January to attract media attention.

Just a week ago, hundreds of people in Nuuk and elsewhere protested against Trump's takeover plans. Nato partner Denmark points out that the citizens of the largely autonomous Greenland could decide their own future and possible independence from the Danish kingdom.

Greenlandic politicians are in the process of forming a new government following the parliamentary elections on March 11. Local elections will also be held on the island on April 1.