A delegation of US politicians from both sides of the divide is in Copenhagen today.
The group will meet leaders of Denmark and Greenland to reassure them in the face of Donald Trump’s threats to seize the territory.
The 11-member group is led by Democratic senator Chris Coons and is scheduled to meet Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and her Greenlandic counterpart Jens-Frederik Nielsen, according to Frederiksen’s office.
In an announcement earlier this week, Coons said: “At a time of increasing international instability, we need to draw closer to our allies, not drive them away.”
‘Saner heads will prevail’
New Hampshire senator Jeanne Shaheen, a Democrat on the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said recent rhetoric about Washington taking Greenland played into the hands of its adversaries – Russia and China.
In remarks ahead of a speech in the Danish capital, she said:
“I know there are real, deep concerns here in Denmark and in Greenland. These concerns are understandable when trust is shaken. But I believe saner heads will prevail.”
The visit follows a high-stakes meeting at the White House on Wednesday between Denmark’s foreign minister, Lars Lokke Rasmussen, and Greenland’s foreign minister, Vivian Motzfeldt, along with US secretary of state Marco Rubio and vice president JD Vance.