Photos of daily life in Greenland as Trump pushes to take it over

Houses are seen near the coast of a sea inlet of Nuuk, Greenland, on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

By EVGENIY MALOLETKA

NUUK, Greenland (AP) — Greenlanders in the capital city of Nuuk are going about their daily lives as U.S. President Donald Trump continues his push for U.S. control of Denmark’s territory. Read about what Greenlanders have to say about it.

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This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

People wait at a bus station with posters of President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein in Nuuk, Greenland, on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

A mother with her children walk on stairs of a naval vessel during a public day in Nuuk, Greenland, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

People walk through the snow in Nuuk, Greenland, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

People walk on a street in Nuuk, Greenland, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Boys play with a ball in the snow in Nuuk, Greenland, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Fishermen load crab trap into a boat at the harbour of Nuuk, Greenland, on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Fishermen arrive at the harbour of Nuuk, Greenland, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

John Hansen, 61, holds a reindeer's head with antlers in Nuuk, Greenland, on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka) — John Hansen, 61, holds a reindeer’s head with antlers in Nuuk, Greenland, on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

A man cuts seal meat at the market in Nuuk, Greenland, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Cross-country skiers train in Nuuk, Greenland, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

A Danish serviceman walks in front of Joint Arctic Command center in Nuuk, Greenland, on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

An American flag is displayed on the facade of the US consulate in Nuuk, Greenland, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Seen from above, boats are docked at the harbour of Nuuk, Greenland, on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

A man walks near the church in Nuuk, Greenland, on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Fishermen load fishing lines into a boat in the harbor of Nuuk, Greenland, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

A woman walks with her dog in Nuuk, Greenland, on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

A boy runs across a street at a sunset in Nuuk, Greenland, on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, is seen in the sky above Nuuk, Greenland, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

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