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Danish PM Warns Trump’s Greenland Push Could Return

She vowed to support Greenland’s right to decide its future in the face of outside pressure.

ILULISSAT, GREENLAND - MARCH 10: Icebergs that broke off from the Jakobshavn Glacier float along Disko Bay on March 10, 2025, in Ilulissat, Greenland. The self-ruling Danish territory and world's largest island has been thrust into the geopolitical spotlight as U.S. President Donald Trump has vowed to acquire it, citing its strategic value, drawing objections from Danish and Greenlandic leaders. In his State of the Union address, Trump said the US needed Greenland for national security and would "get it one way or the other," but added that he supported Greenlanders' right to determine their own future. The territory holds its general election on March 11. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Overview

  • In a speech opening Denmark’s parliament, Mette Frederiksen said it is too soon to “breathe a sigh of relief” about U.S. designs on the island.
  • Trump has recently said little about Greenland, but he previously refused to rule out military force and cast U.S. control as a security necessity.
  • Greenland, a self-ruling Danish territory with vast rare earth reserves, is deepening ties with the EU and preparing a critical minerals partnership with the UK.
  • Greenland’s foreign minister, Vivian Motzfeldt, condemned Washington’s approach and said the island seeks trade with “like-minded countries.”
  • Vice President J.D. Vance’s March visit yielded no meetings with Greenlandic counterparts and drew Danish criticism, and Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen is due to address the European Parliament on Wednesday.