Authorities estimate that about one-fifth of Nuuk’s population took part in the demonstration

Thousands of people marched through Greenland’s capital, Nuuk, on Saturday to protest against US plans to annex the self-governing Danish territory. A similar rally was held in Copenhagen.

The protests came in response to recent statements by US President Donald Trump, who has declared that Washington would obtain the territory “the easy way” or “the hard way,” citing the need for Greenland for “national security.”

Videos obtained by RT show a large column of several thousand protesters marching toward the US consulate in Nuuk.

Demonstrators carried…

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