Diplomacy is usually built on handshakes, careful language, and controlled expressions. What diplomatic meetings are not usually followed by is a visible coping mechanism: a smoke break. But that’s exactly what Denmark and Greenland officials had to resort to.
After meeting with U.S. officials Marco Rubio and J.D. Vance on Jan. 15, the foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland stepped outside and lit up cigarettes in full camera view. There was no press statement right after. Just a quiet smoke break that said more than any speech ever could.
