Protests planned at new consulate after Trump envoy says time for US ‘to put its footprint back’ on Greenland

Hundreds of people are expected to protest at the opening of a new US consulate in Nuuk after comments by the US special envoy to Greenland that it was time for Washington “to put its footprint back” on the Arctic territory. Thursday marks the official opening of the new consulate in the capital, although many Greenlandic politicians, including the prime minister, say they will not attend. …