(FILES) An emergency exit sign is seen above a window overlooking on a snow landscape from the Ilisimatusarfik university on the northern outskirts of Nuuk, Greenland, on March 5, 2025.

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Greenland greets the sun after polar night as Trump’s takeover threat looms

Published On 14 Jan 202614 Jan 2026

  • US President Donald Trump says in a post on Truth Social that United States control of Greenland is “vital” for his planned Golden Dome air and missile defence system.
  • Trump’s early post comes on a day when top Danish and Greenlandic diplomats were to visit the White House for talks on Greenland with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.