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Maya Yang (now) and Jakub Krupa (earlier)

JD Vance says Denmark ‘has not done a good job by the people of Greenland’ – as it happened

JD Vance holds up his fist while speaking at a lectern
JD Vance speaking at Pituffik space base in Greenland. Photograph: Getty Images

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During his visit to Greenland, JD Vance said that there are “no immediate plans” to expand US military presence in the Danish territory.

Nevertheless, he said that Russia and China have an increased footprint across Greenland and said “we need to wake up.”

“We can’t bury our heads in the sand - or in this case in the snow - and pretend the Chinese are not interested in this landmass,” Vance said.

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