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Tensions in the Arctic: Greenland issues sharp rebuke to Trump-linked oil company

Greenland’s government issued a “strong warning” last week after a new Texas oil company linked to US President Donald Trump moved equipment intended for exploratory drilling ashore without the required approval. Nuuk’s authorities must now walk a tightrope between stabilising relations with the US and resisting Trump’s territorial ambitions.

Published Monday, 10 August 2026 at 17:47
Tensions in the Arctic: Greenland issues sharp rebuke to Trump-linked oil company
Greenland’s government issued a “strong warning” last week after a new Texas oil company linked to US President Donald Trump moved equipment intended for exploratory drilling ashore without the required approval. Nuuk’s authorities must now walk a tightrope between stabilising relations with the US and resisting Trump’s territorial ambitions.

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