Overview

• Public broadcaster DR, citing multiple anonymous sources, reports at least three U.S. citizens with ties to President Trump undertook covert efforts in Greenland to weaken ties with Denmark and cultivate pro‑U.S. sentiment.
• Denmark’s domestic intelligence service PET confirms Greenland is a target of influence campaigns but does not attribute the activity to a specific state actor.
• Alleged tactics include compiling lists of pro‑U.S. and Trump‑critical locals, soliciting cases to cast Denmark in a negative light in U.S. media, and building contacts with politicians and business figures.
• Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen called any interference unacceptable and summoned the U.S. chargé d’affaires in Copenhagen; the embassy, led by Mark Stroh, has not commented.
• The episode follows months of strain after Trump reiterated interest in acquiring Greenland and earlier reports of expanded U.S. intelligence focus on the island.