Overview
- Jeff Landry, President Trump’s special envoy for Greenland, traveled to Nuuk this week without a formal invitation and attended the Future Greenland conference as a guest.
- Landry told local media he came to "build relationships" and publicly promoted US help for an economic path toward Greenlandic independence while urging a larger US military presence.
- Greenlandic leaders called the meeting "constructive" but reiterated firm red lines that the island is not for sale and that sovereignty must be protected.
- US officials and multiple media outlets report Washington is considering expanded defence plans, including proposals for three new southern bases, though no formal treaty changes or base reopenings have been announced.
- The visit provoked public protests, sharp remarks from Greenlandic ministers about respect and medical testing by a US doctor in the delegation, and leaves the trilateral working group as the key channel to manage future security and investment talks.