Overview
- President Donald Trump appointed Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as special envoy for Greenland, and Landry said he will work to make the island part of the United States in a voluntary role.
- Denmark called the move unacceptable and said it will summon the U.S. ambassador to demand an explanation, stressing that annexation violates international law.
- Greenland’s prime minister said the territory will decide its own future and reiterated that the island is not for sale and its integrity must be respected.
- EU leaders, including Ursula von der Leyen, Antonio Costa and France’s Emmanuel Macron, voiced solidarity with Copenhagen and urged respect for Denmark’s territorial integrity.
- The dispute unfolds as Denmark’s defense intelligence warns of growing U.S. assertiveness in the Arctic, with longstanding U.S. military presence at Pituffik/Thule and polls showing strong Greenlandic opposition to joining the United States.