In Closed-Door Talks, U.S. Demands a Major Role in Greenland

Scritto il 18/05/2026
da Jeffrey Gettleman, Maya Tekeli, Anton Troianovski and Eric Schmitt

Greenlandic officials worry about the direction of the negotiations aimed at defusing President Trump’s threats to seize their island. But they have little leverage.Ilulisaat, Greenland, a town where a Chinese state company nearly won a contract to build an airport in 2018. After U.S. officials pressured Denmark to step in, Greenland opted for a Danish company.