After so long in Trump’s sights, hopeful Greenlanders breathe a collective sigh of relief

Locals hope agreement signed this week is step towards independence and end to US threats to annex islandGreenland’s prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, and Múte B Egede, the foreign minister, received a hero’s welcome when they lande…

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