Nuuk, May 20, 2026 (AFP) - US needs to 'put its footprint back on Greenland': US envoy to AFP

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2026-05-20

The US special envoy to Greenland, the Arctic island coveted by President Donald Trump, told AFP on Wednesday that Washington needs to rebuild its presence in the Danish autonomous territory. At the height of the Cold War, Washington had 17 military facilities in Greenland, but closed them over the years and currently has just one -- the Pituffik base in the north of the island. Trump has repeatedly argued the US needs to control Greenland becaus......

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