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Why Greenland's Leaders Are Angry About Usha Vance Visiting

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Greenland's outgoing Prime Minister Múte Bourup Egede called the planned visit “highly aggressive” and accused the Trump Administration of using diplomatic engagements as a smokescreen for its ultimate goal: bringing Greenland under U.S. control.

Greenland 's leaders insist that they are not interested and that the Danish territory is not for sale.

Greenland possesses vast deposits of rare-earth minerals critical for advanced technology.

Greenland ’s political transition following recent elections has further complicated the situation.

Danish and Greenlandic officials have consistently rejected any suggestion that the territory is available for purchase or annexation.

“We are not for sale and cannot simply be taken,” Greenlandic Prime Minister Egede said on March 5 .