As the US foreign aid grants are cut, Greenland receives money for a dog race: NPR

The Second Lady Usha Vance made a plan to participate in the national dog sled race of Greenland this week. However, American tax dollar will still help support the race.

NPR learned that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs gave a grant to carry dogs, sleds and racers around Greenland by air to the race. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not give a cost estimate, but a US official said it was in the range of tens of thousands of dollars that are not authorized to speak openly to the public.

“The United States sponsored the transport of all dogs, sledges and races to the race around Greenland through our Consulate in Nuuk,” the United States, NPR, said in a statement to a spokesman for Foreign Ministry NPR. He continued: “We are coordinating with racing organizers to determine the needs and to correct the final amount of our sponsorship.”

All of this comes as Foreign Minister Marco Rubio canceled more than 80 percent of foreign aid grants. The grants are now scanned to determine if they do the USA more powerful, safer and more prosperous. At the same time, the Trump administration made deductions for Fulbright scholars for USAID programs around the world.

Mikkel Jeremiasson, who chaired the National Dog Sliding Race of Greenland, said that the exact amount of local journalists is important to carry dogs, races and equipment from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but the exact amount of the agreement is confidential due to the conditions of the agreement. Danish newspaper, BerlingskeAir Greenland reported that he was told to send invoices for flights to the US Consulate in Nuuk, the capital.

The Pituffik Space Base (formerly Thule Air Base) was depicted on 4 October 2023 in Northern Greenland. The base has changed its name in 2023 before.

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Instead of participating in the racing on the journey, Vice President JD Vance will accompany the anger of Greenland in the midst of the scheduled protests in the dog race and Greenland’s efforts to make Greenland a part of Greenland between Greenland and Danish officials. National surveys have shown that most Greenland is against being a part of the United States. Protests have emerged throughout the country, the Greenland people wear “go to America” ​​and wearing “Yankees go home” posters.

Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said Usha Vance’s decision to give up the dog sled race. “I think it is very positive for Americans to cancel their visits to Greenland community.

“There was so much excitement around Usha’s visit to Greenland this Friday, I decided that I didn’t want it to be so fun, and that’s why I will join it,” Vance said. Published on X Tuesday afternoon.

Vices plans to visit American troops at the Pituffik Space Base and buy a briefing from service members. Once upon a time at the Thule Air Base, there are approximately 650 personnel, including US Air Force and Space Force members and Canadian, Danish and Greenland civilian contradictions.

“This is really important,” Vance said in the video. “Many other countries threatened Greenland, threatened to threaten the United States and threaten the US, threaten Canada and, of course, threatening the Groneland people, so we will check how things go.”

Vance, Trump administration wants to “revive” security for Greenland, and both America and Denmark leaders “ignored Greenland for a very long time,” he added. He said it was bad for Greenland and “security of the whole world”.

Greenland Prime Minister’s silent Aegean called a part of a “very aggressive American edition against the Greenland community”. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederickson called the US delegation “an unacceptable pressure” and promised the resistance.

Jens-Frederic Nielsen After the elections At the beginning of this month, the visit showed that “the people of Greenland are not respected”.

In an interview with Podcaster Vince Cogliianese on Wednesday, Trump once again asked Greenland to be a part of the United States.

“We have to let Greenland need for international security and security. We need it. We must have it,” he said. “His [an] It is something we need to the island from a defensive stance and even the aggressive stance. … When you look at the ships on hundreds of shores, this is a busy place. “