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Blinken confirms the US does not want to buy Greenland after Trump proposal

Blinken said his visit was a signal of Washington's desire to enhance ties with "our Arctic partners, Greenland and Denmark."

By Reuters May 21, 2021

KANGERLUSSUAQ — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday confirmed that the United States does not seek to buy Greenland, after then-President Donald Trump had proposed buying the island, sparking diplomatic fallout.

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