They opened a consulate no one wanted and had to promise not to invade the host.
Opening a consulate to a place you keep trying to buy is the diplomatic equivalent of showing up to an ex's house with flowers and a realtor.
▸ Wikipedia — The United States inaugurates a new consulate in Nuuk, Greenland, amidst the Trump administration's focus on the Arctic and tensions over efforts to purchase it. (Politico) (DemocrWhen the prime minister won't even attend your ribbon-cutting, you have achieved a new tier of unwelcome.
▸ Wikipedia — Greenland prime minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen says that he will not attend the opening ceremony of the new U.S. consulate in Nuuk. (AA)'We promise not to invade' is now an official talking point for opening a consulate in a NATO ally.
▸ Wikipedia — U.S. ambassador to Denmark Ken Howery says that Trump has ruled out the use of military force against Greenland. (Xinhua)