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ARCHIVE – Near Ilulissat, Greenland – 19 February 2025
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1. Various of properties in the snow
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Nuuk, Greenland – 28 March 2025
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Philip Crowther, The Associated Press: ++PARTLY OVERLAID WITH SHOT 2++
"As one lifelong resident of Greenland told me, JD Vance the Vice President of the United States is more than welcome to visit this Arctic territory and have a look around but Greenland is not for sale. That is the sentiment you get here in the capital Nuuk generally. People are shook up by the sudden interest there is in their home island. In the words also from Donald Trump saying that he somehow wants to acquire Greenland for the United States, maybe buy it, maybe annex it, maybe even make its people into US citizens."
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ARCHIVE – Nuuk, Greenland – 7 March 2025
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3. Various views of city from across bay
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ARCHIVE – Qoornoq Island, Greenland – 18 February 2025
3. Aerials of homes by coast
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Nuuk, Greenland – 28 March 2025
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Philip Crowther, The Associated Press: ++PARTLY OVERLAID WITH SHOTS 5 AND 6
"All of this happening at a fascinating crossroads for Greenland as well. A new coalition government says it will seek independence from Denmark not necessarily immediately but certainly in the long term. The people here do want independence generally for themselves but that doesn’t mean that they want to become dependent on another country In this case the United States and its firm seemingly firm interest in getting control of Greenland."
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ARCHIVE – Ilulissat, Greenland – 19 February 2025
5. Various of homes and buildings in Ilulissat
6. Close of Greenland’s flag flying in wind
STORYLINE:
U.S. Vice President JD Vance, his wife and other senior U.S. officials visited an American military base in Greenland on Friday in a trip that was scaled back after an uproar among Greenlanders and Danes who were irked that the original itinerary was planned without consulting them.
Soon after arriving, Vance briefly addressed U.S. troops stationed at the base as he and his wife sat down to lunch with them, saying that that he’s “really interested in Arctic security."
Vance was scheduled later to receive briefings from military officials and deliver remarks.
The revised trip to the semi-autonomous Danish territory comes as relations between the U.S. and the Nordic country have soured after U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly suggested that the United States should in some form control the mineral-rich territory of Denmark — a traditional U.S. ally and NATO member.
Friday’s one-day visit to the U.S. Space Force outpost at Pituffik, on the northwest coast of Greenland, removed the risk of potentially violating diplomatic custom by sending a delegation to another country without an official invitation.
It will also reduce the likelihood that Vance and his wife will cross paths with residents angered by Trump’s announcements.
His delegation includes the national security advisor, Mike Waltz, and Energy Secretary Chris Wright, as well as second lady Usha Vance.
According to a senior White House official, Vance was expected to make the case that Danish leaders have “spent decades mistreating the Greenlandic people, treating them like second-class citizens and allowing infrastructure on the island to fall into disrepair."
The parties banded together in the face of Trump’s designs on the territory.
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