Overview
- Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said after meetings with Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio that a core dispute remains over U.S. ambitions to control Greenland.
- Both sides agreed to form a high-level group to explore options that do not breach Denmark’s sovereignty or Greenlanders’ right to self-determination.
- President Donald Trump reiterated that U.S. ownership of Greenland is “unacceptable” to forgo and urged NATO support, with reports noting the White House has not ruled out the use of force.
- Denmark announced an immediate increase in military activity in and around Greenland with aircraft, vessels and troops, joined by NATO partners including Sweden, Norway and Germany.
- Greenland’s leadership reaffirmed the island is not for sale and prefers the Kingdom of Denmark, while U.S. lawmakers advanced bipartisan measures to block funding for any non‑consensual annexation; the U.S. already operates the Pituffik base under a 1951 agreement.