Editor-In-Chief of Greenland’s largest newspaper Sermitsiaq, Masaana Egede, was live-blogging during yesterday’s White House meeting.
While talk of independence is at an all-time high, only a few people in Greenland would be comfortable as part of the USA, he had said in 2025.
During yesterday’s meeting at the White House, Greenland’s major newspaper Sermitsiaq’s chief editor Masaana Egede and the team were live blogging.
Egede assessed that the meeting resulted in no real shifts in positions. While dialogue continues, the talks appear to be “more of the same,” with neither the U.S., Denmark, nor Greenland moving away from their previously stated goals.
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen described the outcome as the best possible under the circumstances. He said discussions focused on potentially expanding existing agreements with the U.S., but acknowledged that President Trump still wants Greenland. Løkke emphasized, however, that the Americans failed to drive a wedge between Denmark and Greenland, and that the Kingdom will continue its current unified course.
The venue change—from the White House to the vice president’s ceremonial office—was interpreted by Egede as a de-escalation, though uncertainty remained due to Vice President J.D. Vance’s hardline reputation. Analysts described the U.S. approach as a “good cop/bad cop” dynamic, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio seen as more diplomatic and Vance as Trump’s enforcer.
Photo credit: Sermitsiaq.ag
