# U.S. Vice President JD Vance told a media briefing during his visit to Greenland yesterday that U.S. interest in Arctic security would grow for decades. Vance suggested that it is in the interest of Greenland to have a US security umbrella over the territory However, America respects the self-determination of Greenland. The visit to the U.S. military base at Pituffik in the north of the Arctic island came just hours after a new broad government coalition, which aims to keep ties with Denmark for now, was presented in Greenland’s capital Nuuk.
US Vice President says America is to expand its focus on Arctic security for decades