'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

found 2025 › Mar › 29 (Sat) @ 08:31 UTC

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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.

Putin’s endorsement of Trump’s Greenland takeover reflects their vision of a new world order

found 2025 › Mar › 28 (Fri) @ 20:33 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

As US pivots toward territorial ambitions in the west, the Kremlin’s support signals a deeper alignment in their challenge to global norms

As JD Vance touched down in Greenland, the Trump administrati…

Kimmel on ‘Signalgate’: ‘A perfect storm of incompetence, inexperience, dishonesty and hypocrisy’

found 2025 › Mar › 28 (Fri) @ 16:37 UTC

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Late-night hosts discuss JD Vance’s trip Greenland and official efforts to downplay sending war plans to a journalist

Late-night hosts talked the Trump administration’s attempts to deflect from the Si…

So many souvenirs for JD Vance to take home from Greenland: oil, gas, minerals – and that’s just the start | Marina Hyde

found 2025 › Mar › 28 (Fri) @ 16:37 UTC

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The widely reviled veep and his wife may not see much of the island they’d like to annex, but the US military base will be lovely at this time of year

There’s a Gerard Butler movie called Greenland, w…

The Romanian mathematician trying to stop Putin and Trump wrecking the West

found 2025 › Mar › 28 (Fri) @ 06:07 UTC

a story from Politico EU › Politico EU

Elon Musk and JD Vance don’t know enough to judge the country’s election crisis, and Trump should be tougher on Putin, says Bucharest Mayor and presidential candidate Nicușor Dan.

JD Vance to expect frosty reception in Greenland amid diplomatic row

found 2025 › Mar › 28 (Fri) @ 06:07 UTC

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Visit by US vice-president and wife met with hostility by leaders after Trump’s threats to acquire territory

The US vice-president, JD Vance, and his wife Usha are due to touch down in Greenland on Fr…

Greenlanders prepare for uncomfortable visit from US vice-president

found 2025 › Mar › 28 (Fri) @ 06:07 UTC

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Greenland is giving the cold shoulder to JD Vance and his wife, amid Trump's pledge to take control of the island.

Let's put it in language the Signal leakers will understand: what a bunch of pathetic sleazebags | Emma Brockes

found 2025 › Mar › 27 (Thu) @ 16:23 UTC

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The leaking of top-level military secrets was bad enough, but I’m obsessed with Maga’s fratboy lexicon

The Maga-fication of American political discourse, which started, arguably, with Donald Trump moc…

Why Trump thinks the US can take Greenland: President is convinced the territory is key to protecting the West and he can convince the population to become Americans... as JD Vance flies out for visit

found 2025 › Mar › 27 (Thu) @ 16:23 UTC

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Trump has refused to rule out using military or economic action to acquire the island, leading some analysts to warn that Washington could even attempt to annex the territory

Danish PM to Greenlanders: ‘You have not been cowed’ by Trump

found 2025 › Mar › 27 (Thu) @ 06:45 UTC

a story from Politico EU › Politico EU

On the eve of a visit from JD Vance and other American officials, Denmark’s PM cautions Greenlanders that President Donald Trump’s interest in Greenland “is not going away.”