Greenland's ruling Siumut party plans to hold a vote on independence following a general election next month, it said on Thursday, an issue made urgent by U.S. President Donald Trump's expressed interest in acquiring the island.

The process of Greenland gaining independence from Denmark needs to be accelerated, particularly regarding the organization of a referendum, said Erik Jensen, the leader of the ruling Siumut party, in an interview with DR.

President Trump’s enduring interest in acquiring Greenland injects further potential geostrategic challenges in the region’s icy arena. When the idea was floated during his initial term in office, the immediate response from Russian leadership,

In 2018, a colleague and I, together with a team of Greenlandic research assistants, conducted one of the most comprehensive surveys to date on public opinion in Greenland. We traveled to 13 randomly selected towns and settlements across the island nation,

Greenland‘s leadership is undertaking moves to insulate itself from President Donald Trump‘s overtures. On Tuesday, Greenland’s Parliament passed a bill banning political donations “from foreign or anonymous contributors” to protect “Greenland’s political integrity.