Donald Trump's special envoy for Greenland, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry, has landed in the island's capital for a business conference this week. His visit comes amidst the President's push to acquire the Arctic outpost, with Landry focusing on building relationships, exploring potential opportunities to expand the relationship between Greenland, the United States, and Denmark. However, Danish and Greenland officials have rebuffed his attempts to claim the island, stating its non-saleability.
Donald Trump 's special envoy for Greenland , Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry, landed in Nuuk, the island's capital, on Sunday for a business conference this week amid the President's push to acquire the Arctic outpost.
Landry mentioned that he spoke to President Trump before his arrival on the territory and shared his mission to build relationships, look, listen, and learn about potential opportunities to expand the relationship between Greenland, the United States, and Denmark. Reports indicate that Landry and other US officials have been discussing with Danish counterparts the possibility of opening new American military bases on the island, as well as seeking veto power over major investment deals in Greenland to prevent China from gaining a foothold in the region.
US officials have also been meeting to explore the possibility of allowing American troops to stay indefinitely on the island, cooperating on extracting its rich natural resources, and possibly re-opening a Second World War-era US military base. Landry's visit comes less than a month after Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance toured a US military base in Greenland, as part of the President's push to acquire the island.
According to the New York Times, close-door negotiations between US, Danish, and Greenland officials have been ongoing since January, with at least five meetings held since then. The President has framed his push to acquire the island as a national security imperative, citing its strategic position in the Arctic and the ambitions of China and Russia to expand their presence in the region.
A Northern Command boss, General Gregory M Guillot, has suggested that Greenland could host part of an array of radar stations in the Arctic, which also includes outposts in Alaska and Canada. Landry and Kenneth Howery, the US Ambassador to Denmark, are scheduled to attend the 'Future Greenland' conference from May 19 to May 20
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