US Opens Expanded Diplomatic Hub in Greenland The United States inaugurated a larger consulate in Nuuk, Greenland, drawing protests from locals concerned about U.S. influence. Greenland’s Prime Minister and other officials declined invitations to the opening ceremony. Hundreds gathered outside to voice their opposition, chanting slogans against U.S. ambitions.

• The U.S. opened a new, larger consulate in Nuuk, Greenland.
• Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen and other local politicians boycotted the opening.
• Several hundred people protested the consulate opening, expressing wariness of U.S. influence.
• Protesters carried Greenland’s flag and signs with slogans like ‘USA, stop it.’
• Chants included ‘No means no’ and ‘Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders.’