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.