Cautious welcome in Denmark and Greenland to new visit plans for Vance and wife

A fisherman rides on a boat though a frozen sea inlet outside of Nuuk, Greenland Picture: Evgeniy Maloletka/AP

Greenland and Denmark appeared cautiously relieved by the news that US Vice President JD Vance and his wife are changing their itinerary for their visit to Greenland, reducing the likelihood that they will cross paths with residents angered by the Trump administration’s attempts to annex the vast Arctic island, a semi-autonomous Danish territory.

The couple will now visit the US Space Force outpost at Pituffik, on the northwest coast of Greenland, instead of Usha Vance’s previously announced solo trip to the Avannaata Qimussersu dogsled race in Sisimiut.