Greenlanders brace for summit that could shape the Arctic's future - and their own

Key Highlights

• After his recent controversial military action in Venezuela, people in Greenland are taking him at his word. ReutersJD and Usha Vance toured a US military base in Greenland in March, 2025. The anxious countdown to the Washington meeting has been going on for days.
• Passers-by tell me it feels like years."I would like to encourage (Donald Trump) to use both his ears wisely, to listen more and to speak less.
• We are not for sale.
• Our country is not for sale," Amelie Zeeb said, removing her chunky mittens, traditionally made here with sealskin and known as pualuuk, in order to wave her hands for emphasis."My hope is for our country to be independent and well-managed and not be bought," said Inuit writer and musician, Sivnîssoq Rask. While Maria, with her seven-week-old baby, wrapped snugly inside her winter coat, told me, "I worry for the future of my young family.
• We don't want all this attention here!"But international attention on Greenland is not going to disappear anytime soon.