US Opens Greenland Consulate as Unease Grows Over Trump Push

Jeff Landry was on his first visit to the Arctic island – despite not being officially invited – since his appointment six months ago

It is also believed to have untapped rare-earth minerals and could be a vital asset as the polar ice melts and new shipping routes emerge.

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry, arrived in Nuuk for the first time on Sunday in a bid to calm tensions after Trump threatened to annex the Arctic country for U.S. national security reasons.

The US is reported to have had 17 military facilities and more than 10,000 troops on Greenland at the height of the Cold War.