American President Donald Trump has repeatedly stated that the self-governing island of Denmark, Greenland, is essential for the United States. While Trump is saying that Greenland will be annexed to the United States at any cost, the schedule of American Vice President JD Vance's visit to Greenland has been announced.

The visit schedule of Vance and his wife Usha has increased the tension between Greenland and the US. According to the public schedule, it was announced that Usha will spend a few days in Greenland, during which she will visit the capital Nook and participate in cultural events such as the popular annual dog race.

Vance is the highest-ranking US official to visit Greenland, but his wife's visit and long schedule have angered Greenland and Denmark. Greenland's acting head of government, Mut Eged, responded that the visit would spread "excitement".

After protests from Greenland and Denmark, their tour schedule has been changed . The White House of the US President said that Vance and Usha will spend only one day in Greenland to inspect the US Pitufic space base on the northwest coast. 

Denmark welcomed changes to Vance and Usha's visit to Greenland . Danish Foreign Minister Lars Loke Rasmussen said the decision was "very positive" and that the US official's visit to his own base area was "not against anyone". 

_{US Vice President JD Vance and wife Usha .}

The revised schedule has also reduced the risk of local protests against Vance. Hundreds of people have participated in recent protests against America in Greenland. According to the BBC, the participants of the demonstration carried placards such as "Respect the international agreement", "Yankee go home".

US President Trump has continued his threat to occupy Greenland since the election campaign. "We have to get Greenland," Trump repeated on Wednesday, "we need it for our and international security."

Two-seven years ago, Greenland's major political parties issued a joint statement condemning Trump's "unacceptable behavior". Prime Minister Mut B Egede warned Trump not to disrespect Greenlanders. "Greenland will never belong to the United States and we Greenlanders will never be Americans." Don't be disrespectful to us . Now it's too much," he wrote on Facebook. Jens-Friedrich Nielsen, who is likely to become the next leader of Greenland after his party wins the election, said the US leader's visit showed a 'lack of respect'. 

Earlier, American President Trump announced that he would appoint Pay-Pal co-founder Ken Howery as the American ambassador to Denmark, saying that Greenland's "ownership is necessary". "The United States feels that full ownership and control of Greenland is necessary for national security and freedom around the world," Trump said. After Trump's statement became public, the Prime Minister of Greenland Mute Aged said that "Greenland is not for sale and will not be available for sale".

Before that, Trump had previously said that he wanted to "buy" Greenland in August 2019. Trump was said to be attracted to Greenland's natural resources. But Mette Frederiksen, then Prime Minister of Denmark, replied that "Greenland is not for sale". She has been the Prime Minister of Denmark continuously since June 2019. 

After Frederiksen's response that Trump's statement was "absurd", Trump canceled the state visit to Denmark. While Trump's visit to Denmark was scheduled for September 2, 2019 at the invitation of Queen Margaret II of Denmark. After Trump canceled the visit, Frederickson apologized. But within a few hours, Trump called him "very bad and unpleasant".

Greenland, located to the east of Canada's Arctic Islands, is located between the Arctic and the Atlantic Ocean. Greenland, the world's largest island, is known as the 'Pearl of the Mediterranean'. Nuuk, the capital of Greenland with an area of ​​21,840,000 square kilometers, is closer to New York than to Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark.

About 56,800 people live in Greenland. Residents of Greenland are fully Danish citizens. Nook is 3,534 km from Copenhagen, Greenland and 2,977 km from New York.

Greenland has been part of Denmark since 1721. It conducts its own domestic affairs . But foreign and defense policy decisions are made in Copenhagen. The US has long had security interests and a military presence there since World War II. Pitufic Space Base, located north-west of Greenland, supports missile warning, air defense and space surveillance missions .

Since 2009, Greenlanders have the right to declare independence from Denmark. Greenland's Self-Government Act a decade and a half ago gave the people the right to self-determination with the option of independence. In April 2023, the Parliament of Greenland has decided on the draft of the constitution. This has been interpreted by some as a major step towards freedom. 

Although part of the North American continent, Greenland has been politically and culturally close to Europe (especially Norway and Denmark) since 1968. Greenland is rich in minerals, oil and natural gas. But because the economy depends on the fishing business and annual subsidies from Denmark, the pace of development in Greenland is slow . The U.S. Space Force's Pitufic Air Base is located on the northwest coast of Greenland. Because of this, Greenland is strategically important to the US military and its ballistic missile warning system.

Trump has also repeated that former US President Harry Truman once offered to buy Greenland. Truman offered to buy it for $100 million in 1946. Which is currently equivalent to about 1 billion 40 million dollars . But in terms of natural resources and diplomatic importance, it is estimated that today's value will be ten times higher.