Overview
- Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are meeting Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Greenlandic Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt in Washington to defuse tensions.
- President Trump reiterates he wants Greenland "one way or the other" and calls Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen’s pro-Denmark stance "a big problem for him."
- Greenland and Denmark state the island is not for sale, emphasizing sovereignty and NATO obligations, while existing accords already allow an expanded U.S. footprint at the Pituffik base.
- Bipartisan bills in Congress seek to block any annexation or use of U.S. funds to seize a NATO ally’s territory without consent, with lawmakers also arranging outreach in Copenhagen.
- European partners reinforce support for Copenhagen and Nuuk, as France plans a February consulate in Greenland and Danish leaders warn that coercion would jeopardize the alliance.