Denmark's Delight as VP JD Vance Sticks to Base Visit
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US trip to Greenland receives endorsement from Danish foreign minister.
Denmark's Foreign Minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, expressed a sense of relief on Wednesday following the US Vice President JD Vance's decision to limit his Greenland visit exclusively to the American military base, Pituffik. This decision came after initial plans raised concerns and spurred criticism.
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Reacting to the news, Løkke told the Danish public broadcaster DR, "I think it's great that the Americans have scrapped their visit among the Greenlandic populace. They will only visit their own base, Pituffik, and we have no issues with that."
Vice President Vance had announced on Tuesday that he would accompany his wife, Usha, to the Pituffik Space Base in Greenland on Friday, an island that has been in the limelight due to President Trump's coveting of it.
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It's essential to clarify that the visit to the Pituffik Space Base took place as planned in March 2025. However, tensions arose later[1][2][4]. Following the visit, base commander Col. Susan Meyers sent an email on March 31, distancing the base from Vance's criticism of Denmark's administration of Greenland, emphasizing unity among personnel[1][4].
Unfortunately for Meyers, she was dismissed on April 11, citing "loss of confidence" and the need to "remain nonpartisan"[2][4]. The Space Force insisted that "civilian control of the military" would not tolerate actions that undermined the administration’s agenda[2][4].
It appears there was no cancellation of the visit itself but rather fallout from the visit and subsequent political friction[3][5].
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- The decision by Vice President JD Vance to visit only the American military base in Greenland, Pituffik, has been welcomed by Denmark's Foreign Minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen.
- AFP reports that the visit to the Pituffik Space Base by VP Vance and his wife, Usha, took place in March 2025, although the events that unfolded post-visit have been in the limelight of general-news discussions.
- The troop commander at the Pituffik Space Base, Col. Susan Meyers, was dismissed following her email expressing disapproval of VP Vance's criticism of Denmark's administration of Greenland.
- In the sphere of politics, despite the visit going as planned, the subsequent fallout from the visit and the subsequent political friction have been a significant point of discussion.
- The decision to limit his travel to the US military base only has helped VP Vance to buffer himself from potential negative political implications in Denmark, given growing frictions between thetwo countries over Greenland.
- The art of diplomacy requires maintaining balance and restraint; it seems that the situation between Denmark and the US concerning Greenland's administration has surpassed its energy-related limits.
