Greenland’s Prime Minister Mute B. Egede described the upcoming trip with National Security Adviser Michael Waltz and Energy Secretary Chris Wright  as part of “very aggressive American pressure” aimed at “taking over our country over our heads.”

The Prime Minister of Greenland has commented strongly on the United States following the announcement that Second Lady Usha Vance and senior American officials will visit the island on Thursday. The administration of US President Donald Trump is seeking to exert control over the autonomous Danish territory and its resources.

The United States president, Donald Trump, has repeatedly said that the U.S. should take over Greenland and use military force to do so if necessary.

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In an interview with local newspaper Sermitsiaq on Sunday, Egede criticized Western nations for inadequately opposing the U.S., stating, “Our allies in the international community feel like hiding in a small corner and almost whisper their support, which has no effect.”

Jens-Frederik Nielsen, leader of the Demokraatit party, which recently won parliamentary elections, described the scheduling of the visit during coalition talks as a gesture of disrespect.

According to a report by RT, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said her government viewed the trip within the context of the Trump administration’s territorial claims on Greenland, adding that Copenhagen’s cooperation with the U.S. is conditional to “the fundamental rules of sovereignty.”

Greenland’s civilian class has expressed its desire to be “Greenlanders” and not become Americans or Danish.

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The current U.S. administration has mentioned its desire to take over Canada, Denmark, and Panama, asserting that American national interests necessitate controlling their territories. Specifically regarding Greenland, the vice president claimed in February that Copenhagen is “not doing its job” and “is not being a good ally” to Washington.

If American interests require taking “more territorial interest in Greenland, that is what President Trump is going to do, because he doesn’t care about what the Europeans scream at us,” Egede stated.