Donald Trump has sparked a renewed disagreement with Denmark after appointing a special envoy to Greenland, the Arctic island he has said he would like to annex.
Trump announced on Sunday that Jeff Landry, the Republican governor of Louisiana, would become the US’s special envoy to Greenland, a semi-autonomous part of the Kingdom of Denmark.
Writing on social media, the US president said Landry understood how “essential Greenland is to our national security” and would advance US interests.
Greenland’s prime minister said the island must “decide our own future” and its “territorial integrity must be respected”.
The move angered Copenhagen, which will call the US ambassador for “an explanation”.
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