5 d. ago U.S. fires head of military base in Greenland after JD Vance visit ‘for undermining chain of command’

Colonel Susannah Meyers emailed base staff distancing herself from the Vice President’s visit

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2 w. ago 'The US should take over Greenland': JD Vance says population would choose independence from Denmark and there will be no need to send in the troops

In a defiant speech during a fleeting visit to a US base on Greenland yesterday, JD Vance warned of threatening Russian and Chinese activity in the Arctic in recent years.

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2 w. ago JD Vance says military force won't be needed in US plan to take over Greenland during controversial visit

US delegation’s visit has caused fury for its ‘underlying agenda’ after Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to take over the Danish semi-autonomous territory

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2 w. ago JD Vance and wife Usha in Greenland for controversial visit to base as Donald Trump says US needs island

The visit has caused fury for its ‘underlying agenda’ after Trump has repeatedly threatened to take over the Danish semi-autonomous territory

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2 w. ago JD Vance says Denmark ‘has not done a good job by the people of Greenland’ – Europe live

US vice-president says Denmark has not ‘kept Greenland safe’ and this is why ‘President Trump’s policy is what it is’Making some of the Danish fears come true (8:23), it appears that US vice-president JD Vance could speak later from the Pituffik Space Base, Greenland, according to the Danish broadcaster TV2 reporting a notice from the European Broadcasting Union.The speech is expected 5.45pm GMT (6.45pm CET), according to the report. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago JD Vance and wife Usha in Greenland for controversial visit to military base as Trump says US 'needs' island

The visit has caused fury for its ‘underlying agenda’ after Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to take over the Danish semi-autonomous territory

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2 w. ago JD Vance and wife Usha arrive in Greenland for controversial visit to military base

The visit has caused fury for its ‘underlying agenda’ after Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to take over the Danish semi-autonomous territory

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2 w. ago JD Vance says he will talk about ‘US interest in Greenland’ as he arrives for visit – Europe live

US vice president lands at Pituffik space base and says ‘there is some interest in Greenland from the Trump administration’Making some of the Danish fears come true (8:23), it appears that US vice-president JD Vance could speak later from the Pituffik Space Base, Greenland, according to the Danish broadcaster TV2 reporting a notice from the European Broadcasting Union.The speech is expected 5.45pm GMT (6.45pm CET), according to the report. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago What to know about the U.S. military's Pituffik Space Base in Greenland

The remote Pituffik Space Base in northwestern Greenland, which Vice President JD Vance is visiting on Friday, is the U.S. Department of Defense’s northernmost installation

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