Usha Vance, wife of US vice president, reportedly bound for Greenland
Usha Vance and Trump's National Security Advisor Mike Waltz are planning a joint trip to the remote and resource-rich Arctic island, local and Danish media reported.
According the Greenlandic newspaper Sermitsiaq, Vance will first travel to the capital Nuuk and then attend a traditional dog sled race in the town of Sisimiut, which begins on March 29.
Vivian Motzfeldt, Greenland's acting foreign minister, confirmed the visit to the Jyllands-Posten newspaper. However, she said she did not know the exact travel schedule or programme.
Citing anonymous sources, Danish broadcasters DR and TV 2 also reported that the US vice president's wife and Waltz are undertaking the trip in a private capacity. According to the reports, the US government requested official meetings with Danish and Greenlandic representatives but was denied.
The trip has not yet been officially confirmed by the US side.
Trump has been talking about wanting to seize control of Greenland for months, and has not ruled out using military force. He often justifies this on the grounds of national and international security, apparently viewing the semi-autonomous territory as a strategic prize.
In early January, his son Donald Trump Jr travelled to Nuuk for a one-day visit that drew significant media attention.
Politicians and the majority of the population on the island, which is part of the Kingdom of Denmark, are against it becoming a US territory.
A week ago, hundreds of people in Nuuk and elsewhere protested against Trump's apparent takeover plans.
Greenland's politicians are in the process of forming a new government shortly after a parliamentary election. Local elections will also be held on the island on April 1.
"It is clear that the Trump camp does not respect our right to self-determination without outside interference," a Greenlandic member of the Danish parliament, Aaja Chemnitz, wrote on Facebook.
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