Portrait of Greenlanders Taking to the Streets to Reject US 'Invasion'

Photos from Reuters show hundreds of Greenlanders taking to the streets on Thursday, 21 May 2026, to protest the inauguration of a new United States Consulate building. They shouted for the US to withdraw and waved Greenlandic flags, carrying placards reading ‘Naamik USA’ or ‘No to the US’. Another demonstrator cried ‘Greenland is for Greenlanders’ outside the Greenland Parliament. The protest was not intended to provoke Donald Trump or others, but to demonstrate to the world that Greenland has its own democracy. Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen and several other politicians declined invitations to attend the consulate opening. The volatile mood has raised tensions, with threats of military action to seize Greenland. The episode has spurred the emergence of several new agreements with Denmark, a NATO member that oversees Greenland.