Greenland decries US doctor’s visit with Trump envoy as ‘deeply problematic’
Key takeaways
- Healthcare is a sensitive subject on the island’s after Danish doctors’ past abuses of local people.
- Prefer the Guardian on GoogleGreenland’s government has criticised the arrival of a US doctor in Nuuk alongside Donald Trump’s special envoy, Jeff Landry, saying that Greenlanders are not “experimental subjects”.
- Joseph Griffin said he had joined the delegation as a volunteer to “assess the medical needs” of the Arctic island, which the US president has repeatedly threatened to invade.
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A residential area of Greenland’s capital, Nuuk. Healthcare is a sensitive subject on the island’s after Danish doctors’ past abuses of local people. Photograph: Evgeniy Maloletka/APView image in fullscreen. A residential area of Greenland’s capital, Nuuk. Healthcare is a sensitive subject on the island’s after Danish doctors’ past abuses of local people. Photograph: Evgeniy Maloletka/APGreenland Greenland decries US doctor’s visit with Trump envoy as ‘deeply problematic’Health minister issues stern rebuke, saying Greenlanders are not ‘experimental subjects’ of geopolitical interest
Prefer the Guardian on GoogleGreenland’s government has criticised the arrival of a US doctor in Nuuk alongside Donald Trump’s special envoy, Jeff Landry, saying that Greenlanders are not “experimental subjects”.
Joseph Griffin said he had joined the delegation as a volunteer to “assess the medical needs” of the Arctic island, which the US president has repeatedly threatened to invade.