A view of Nuuk, Greenland, January 13, 2026. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

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Trump's Greenland envoy Landry arrives in Nuuk

Updated 2 days ago
Reuters
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Al Jazeera
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U.S. special envoy Jeff Landry arrived in Nuuk, Greenland, on a mission tied to Trump’s push for American involvement in Greenland. Reuters and Bloomberg report his arrival and framing around broader Arctic security discussions, with Bloomberg noting his remark that he is there to make friends and to attend a Nuuk business conference. Al Jazeera quotes Greenland’s prime minister saying Greenland is “not for sale” and that the meeting was constructive but with no change in the U.S. position, creating a tension between U.S. aims and Greenland’s stance. The Reuters piece is the most direct confirmation of the arrival from local media sources, while Bloomberg and Al Jazeera add framing about aims and responses across different actors.

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A view of Nuuk, Greenland, January 13, 2026. REUTERS/Marko Djurica
Reuters
Reuters
Balanced
5/17/2026

Trump's Greenland envoy Landry arrives in Nuuk

U.S. special envoy Jeff Landry, appointed by President Donald Trump last year to push for American control ​of Greenland, arrived in Nuuk on Sunday, local ‌media reported.

US Envoy Arrives in Greenland to ‘Make Friends,’ He Tells DR
Bloomberg
Bloomberg
Leaning left
5/18/2026

US Envoy Arrives in Greenland to ‘Make Friends,’ He Tells DR

President Donald Trump ’s envoy to Greenland, Jeff Landry , arrived on the Arctic island, which has become a geopolitical flash point, telling local media he’s there “to make friends.” It’s Landry’s first visit to the territory and he’s scheduled to attend a business conference in Nuuk. Denmark and Greenland are in.

‘Not for sale’: Greenland premier tells US envoy
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Leaning left
5/18/2026

‘Not for sale’: Greenland premier tells US envoy

Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen has told US special envoy Jeff Landry that Greenland is “not for sale”. Landry , who was appointed by President Donald Trump last year to spearhead the purchase of the island, met Nielsen and Greenland’s Foreign Minister, Mute Egede, in the capital Nuuk to discuss the.

Houses covered in snow are seen on the coast of a sea inlet of Nuuk, Greenland, Friday, March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka, File)
Associated Press5/18/2026

Greenland's prime minister tells Trump's envoy self-determination cannot be negotiated

Houses covered in snow are seen on the coast of a sea inlet of Nuuk, Greenland, Friday, March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka, File) NUUK, Greeland (AP) — Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said Monday that he had a respectful and positive meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump ’s special envoy to.