NUUK, Greenland — The people of Greenland, the Inuit, the people of the farthest north, are famously quiet. At church, you can barely hear them when they sing. In conversation, you have to lean in. This doesn’t mean they are passive. They eat polar bears.

Greenland’s prime minister said he will seek a closer relationship with the US, highlighting the Arctic island’s push for independence amid renewed interest from Donald Trump.

Greenland wants to work closer with the United States in the area of defence and on exploring the Arctic island's mining resources, Greenlandic Prime Minister Mute Egede told a press conference on Monday.

Greenland is seeking to work more closely with the U.S. on defense and mining, Prime Minister Múte Egede said at a Monday briefing, per local media. Why it matters: House Republicans introduced a bill Monday that's designed to allow President-elect Trump to enter into negotiations with Denmark to acquire Greenland,

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