Photograph: Tony Cenicola/The New York TimesGreenland’s foreign minister has proposed direct talks between her government and Washington to resolve tensions over the future of the Arctic island. “The future of Greenland must be decided by the Greenlandic people.”Vivian Motzfeldt wants a 'normalisation' of Nuuk's relationship with Washington. However Greenlandic officials are not allowed speak to foreign leaders without Danish officials present. Ms Motzfeldt told Greenland’s Sermitsiaq daily newspaper that her “greatest hope is that the meeting will lead to a normalisation of our relationship” with the US. According to Danish media, a recent joint video meeting of the Greenlandic and Danish foreign affairs committees ended in angry disagreement.

Source: The Irish Times January 10, 2026 17:04 UTC