Overview

• Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen called in U.S. chargé d’affaires Mark Stroh after broadcaster DR reported covert activities by at least three Americans with ties to President Trump.
• DR, citing eight unnamed sources, reported that one individual compiled lists of pro- and anti-U.S. Greenlanders and that others cultivated contacts with politicians, business leaders and locals.
• Denmark’s security service PET said it has strengthened its presence in Greenland and assesses that foreign actors may try to fuel divisions by amplifying certain viewpoints.
• It remains unclear whether the Americans acted independently or under direction; a U.S. government representative told DR that Washington does not control private citizens.
• Trump has repeatedly pressed for U.S. control of Greenland and has not ruled out using force, positions rejected by Denmark and Greenland as Copenhagen works to reinforce Arctic cooperation.