US officials' planned visit to Greenland 'inappropriate': Denmark's FM

NUUK, Greenland - The planned visit of senior US officials, including the National Security Adviser, to Greenland, a Danish autonomous territory once openly coveted by US President Donald Trump, is "inappropriate", the Danish foreign minister said on Monday.

"This shows an appetite among Americans that is inappropriate," Lars Lokke Rasmussen told local broadcaster TV2, referring to the planned visit this week by US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, along with Usha Vance, the wife of US Vice President JD Vance.

Lokke noted that the visit was particularly untimely as "there have just been elections in Greenland and there is no Greenlandic government."

The visit has drawn strong criticism from Greenlandic politicians. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen also expressed concerns on Sunday, emphasizing that any cooperation must be grounded in mutual respect and sovereignty.

"The visit from the United States cannot be seen independently of the public statements that have been made. In the Kingdom (of Denmark), we want to cooperate with the Americans. But it must be a cooperation that rests on the fundamental values of sovereignty and respect between countries and peoples," Frederiksen said in a written statement to Danish broadcaster DR.