Trump appoints Jeff Landry as particular envoy for Greenland | EUROtoday

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US President Donald Trump has appointed Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as America’s particular envoy for Greenland.

The announcement got here in the course of the evening by means of a message printed by Trump on the Truth Social platform, by which the president outlined Landry as “a great governor” and underlined how he understands “the fundamental importance of Greenland for the national security of the United States”, assuring that he’ll defend American pursuits with willpower “for the security and survival of our allies and, ultimately, of the entire world”.

Trump has reiterated on a number of events that any US management of the island could be a part of a nationwide safety logic and would serve to “protect the free world” from the rising affect of Russia and China within the Arctic. In the previous, the president has additionally refused to explicitly rule out the usage of army power to achieve management of the territory.

The reactions from Nuuk have been of the alternative nature. Former Greenlandic Prime Minister Mute Egede, in workplace from 2021 to 2025, has repeatedly said that Greenland “is not and will never be for sale.”

Greenland was a colony of Denmark till 1953. Despite having obtained broad autonomy in 2009 which permits it to self-govern and make impartial choices on inner politics, the island continues to be a part of the Kingdom of Denmark.