JD Vance’s wife on a timely visit to Greenland – Liberation
What a coincidence. Usha vance, wife of the US vice-president JD VANCEwill be on an official visit to Greenland from Thursday to Saturday, announced this Sunday 23 March the White House, while Donald Trump has posted for several weeks its desire to annex this autonomous territory of Denmark. The second lady « Traveling with his son and a delegation from the United States to visit historic sites, learn the Greenlandic heritage, and attend the Avannaata Qimussersu, the National Greenland Shaf Dogs race », said the American presidency in a statement.
« Ms. Vance and the delegation are enthusiastic about the idea of attending this monumental race and celebrating the Groenlandic culture and unity », still specifies the White House. A sudden interest in the territory far from trivial. Danish Prime MinisterPut Frederiksen, reacted to this announcement by declaring to the Greenlandic daily Sermitsiaq that the visit of Usha vance « Cannot be considered independently of public declarations that have been made » by Donald Trump.
« We want to work with the Americans, underlined the Danish politician in the newspaper. But this must and must be cooperation based on the fundamental values of sovereignty and respect between countries and peoples. This is something we take seriously. ” « Dialogue with the United States concerning Greenland will take place in close coordination between the Danish government and the future Greenlandic government », she said.
Since his return to the head of the United States, Donald Trump has only hammered his desire to get his hands on Greenland, without excluding strength. Large as four times France, this territory of the Arctic has a strategic interest due in particular to its location-it is on the shortest route for possible missiles between the United States and Russia-and its mineral resources. In mid-March, Donald Trump had estimated that The annexation by the United States was going to end up « arrive » and that she would promote the « International security ». During his first mandate between 2017 and 2021, the republican leader had already raised the idea of buying Greenlanddrawing an end of inadmissibility of the Danish and Greenlandic authorities.
