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Greenlanders are not ‘experimental subjects’, says minister as she decries US doctor’s visit
Health minister in Nuuk condemns doctor’s presence in US delegation as ‘deeply problematic’ Greenland’s government has criticised the arrival of a US doctor in Nuuk alongside Donald Trump’s special envoy, Jeff Landry, saying that Greenlanders are not “experimental subjects”. Joseph Griffin said he had joined the delegation as a volunteer to “assess the medical needs” of the Arctic island, which the US president has repeatedly threatened to invade. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, Greenlanders are not ‘experimental subjects’, says minister as she decries US doctor’s visit, Health minister in Nuuk condemns doctor’s presence in US delegation as ‘deeply problematic’ Greenland’s government has criticised the arrival of a US doctor in Nuuk alongside Donald Trump’s special envoy, Jeff Landry, saying that Greenlanders are not “experimental subjects”. Joseph Griffin said he had joined the delegation as a volunteer to “assess the medical needs” of the Arctic island, which the US president has repeatedly threatened to invade. Continue reading…
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Primary source: Greenlanders are not ‘experimental subjects’, says minister as she decries US doctor’s visit via The Guardian. VINI cites and links the source; it does not reproduce the publisher’s full article text without rights clearance.
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- Greenlanders are not ‘experimental subjects’, says minister as she decries US doctor’s visitThe Guardian - 2026-05-18T17:06:25+00:00
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