As Trump’s threat grows, Greenlanders plot exit plan: ‘I’m thinking about where to hide’
‘We can hunt, we can fish, we can live off nature. We are used to living under extreme conditions,’ a Nuuk resident says
Ulrikke Andersen has already made a plan. If the United States invades Greenland, she will flee her home with her daughter.
“Before, I was ready to die for my country but when I had a kid that changed everything,” she said.
The 40-year-old is one of many residents of the Greenlandic capital, Nuuk, now weighing up options they would never have considered just a few months ago.
But US President Donald Trump has been clear about his desire to seize the vast, self-governing Danish island, rich in rare earth minerals and with an Arctic location coveted by US military hawks.
Greenlanders are not panicking yet but they are thinking through what they would do if the worst were to happen.
“I’m thinking about where to hide and what medicines we need to stock,” said 35-year-old student Nuunu Binzer. “But I haven’t done it yet.”