Denmark welcomes US plan to scale back unsolicited Greenland visit

Delegation originally meant to visit the capital will now have a trip only to the island’s US military base

Denmark has welcomed the Trump administration’s decision to scale back an unsolicited visit to Greenland as a sign the US is “de-escalating” after the planned trip sparked a diplomatic row with the Arctic island and Denmark.

The trip was originally to have involved a delegation led by the US second lady, Usha Vance, and including the White House national security adviser, Mike Waltz, visiting the Greenlandic capital, Nuuk, and a dog sled race.