Overview

• Lars Løkke Rasmussen called in chargé d’affaires Mark Stroh on Wednesday after Danish broadcaster DR reported covert operations in Greenland.
• DR, citing eight unidentified sources, said at least three Americans with ties to President Trump sought to recruit supporters and weaken Greenland’s ties to Denmark.
• The broadcaster reported it could not establish whether the individuals acted on their own or under instruction, and it withheld names to protect sources.
• Denmark’s PET confirmed Greenland is a target for influence campaigns designed to exploit or create divisions and said it has reinforced its presence and efforts on the island.
• The U.S. Embassy in Copenhagen did not immediately comment, as tensions build on earlier reports and visits that heightened sensitivities over Greenland’s status.