A child plays beside election posters,ahead of the Greenlandic parliamentary elections in Nuuk, Greenland. © Reuters
SHOGO KODAMA
NUUK, Greenland -- The Danish territory of Greenland is gearing up for parliamentary elections on Tuesday, a contest marked by growing calls for independence amid recent comments by U.S. President Donald Trump that he wants to buy the island.
Once a seldom discussed Arctic outpost, Greenland is emerging as a geopolitical hot spot where the U.S., China and Russia vie for influence.