Copenhagen, 24 March 2025 (dpa/MIA) - The wife of Vice President JD Vance, Usha Vance, is to travel to Greenland this week, the White House confirmed on Sunday, amid fears of a possible US takeover of the territory.

Vance's visit comes just weeks after President Donald Trump's son travelled to the strategically located and resource-rich Arctic island.

According to the White House, Vance will travel to Greenland on Thursday with her son and a US delegation. She will visit historical sites, learn more about Greenlandic heritage and attend a traditional dog sled race in the town of Sisimiut, it said.

The race begins on Saturday, when Vance is scheduled to return to the United States.

Citing anonymous sources, the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten and broadcasters DR and TV 2 reported that Vance will be joined by Trump's National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, however the US has not officially confirmed this.

According to the reports, the US government requested official meetings with Danish and Greenlandic representatives, which were denied.

Trump has been talking about wanting to seize control of Greenland for months, and has not ruled out using military force. He often justifies this on the grounds of national and international security, apparently viewing the semi-autonomous territory as a strategic prize.

In early January, his son Donald Trump Jr travelled to the capital Nuuk for a one-day visit that drew significant media attention.

Politicians and the majority of the population on the island, which is part of the Kingdom of Denmark, are against it becoming a US territory.

A week ago, hundreds of people in Nuuk and elsewhere protested against Trump's apparent takeover plans.

Greenland's politicians are in the process of forming a new government shortly after a parliamentary election. Local elections will also be held on the island on April 1.

"It is clear that the Trump camp does not respect our right to self-determination without outside interference," a Greenlandic member of the Danish parliament, Aaja Chemnitz, wrote on Facebook.

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