The United States opened a new and larger consulate in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark, on May 21.
The event was met with protests from those wary of U.S. President Donald Trump’s ambitions for greater influence over the mineral-rich Arctic island.
Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen and several other local politicians said they had declined invitations to the opening of the new diplomatic mission.
“We haven’t made a decision in principle, but I won’t participate,” Nielsen told local newspaper Sermitsiaq.
Several hundred people made their feelings known outside the consulate, many carrying the island’s red and white flag and posters with slogans including, “USA, stop it.” Chants from protesters included, “No means no” and “Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders.”…