Dossier
Arctic territory
Coverage of Arctic territory in the Nexus archive.
- Protests at new US consulate after Trump envoy says time for US ‘to put its footprint back’ on Greenland
Hundreds of protesters gathered outside a new US consulate opening in Nuuk, Greenland, opposing comments by a US special envoy about Washington putting its 'footprint back' on the Arctic territory. Greenland's prime minister and other political leaders announced they would boycott the official opening ceremony on Thursday.
- Greenland PM pushes back on Trump crack: ‘We are not some piece of ice’
Greenland’s prime minister rejected President Trump’s dismissive remarks about the Arctic territory, calling for NATO to uphold international law amid U.S.-NATO tensions over Iran. The PM emphasized Greenland’s sovereignty, countering Trump’s characterization of the region as 'just ice'.