U.S. threats revive independence debate for Inuit in Greenland – Global News

February 12, 2026

Aqqaluk Lynge pores over a map showing the ice surrounding the island of Greenland and scoffs at U.S. President Donald Trump’s claims America should “own” the territory.

“So, if you dream of a golf course, oh, you’re welcome,” he taunts, “You can do that in the middle of the ice cap. It’s three kilometres thick. We can help you and bring you there by dog sled, and I’m sure that you will survive.”

One of the founders of the pro-Greenlandic independence party Inuit Ataqatigiit, Lynge is also the former president of the Inuit Circumpolar Council.

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