Overview
- Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Danish and Greenlandic counterparts, producing an agreement to form a high-level working group despite unresolved core differences.
- Denmark announced an immediate increase in military activity in and around Greenland, with allied participation that includes Swedish officers, a German reconnaissance team, and Norwegian personnel.
- President Donald Trump repeated that the United States must acquire Greenland, urged NATO support, and tied the push to his Golden Dome missile-defense plan, claims countered by Danish officials disputing an imminent Russian or Chinese threat.
- The White House has not ruled out the use of force, while European partners voiced support for Danish sovereignty, with France set to open a consulate in Nuuk on February 6 and EU leaders signaling solidarity.
- A Reuters/Ipsos poll found only 17% of U.S. respondents back efforts to acquire the island, and bipartisan lawmakers have advanced measures to block funding for any non-consensual annexation.