Greenland’s premier greeted a $12 million U.S. aid package as “good news,” but members of the opposition are wary of Washington boosting its military presence on the island
WASHINGTON—The U.S. is providing Greenland with a package of development aid as part of a strategy to counter Russian and Chinese influence in the Arctic, focusing on energy, education and tourism, officials said Thursday.
A senior State Department official said the $12.1 million aid package to the autonomous Danish territory was part of a U.S. response to the challenging geopolitics in the Arctic. Denmark approved the opening of a U.S. consulate in the Greenland capital of Nuuk in December.
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