Overview

• Public broadcaster DR reported that three Americans with ties to Donald Trump worked in Greenland to compile lists of U.S.-friendly locals, gather material to portray Denmark negatively in U.S. media, and cultivate contacts with politicians and business figures.
• Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen condemned any meddling in the kingdom’s internal affairs as unacceptable and called in the U.S. embassy’s chargé d’affaires, Mark Stroh, for talks.
• Denmark’s domestic intelligence service PET said Greenland is currently the target of various influence campaigns intended to sow discord between the island and Denmark.
• DR said it has no proof the men acted on behalf of the U.S. government, while noting one has been seen publicly with Trump and two others reportedly worked for him.
• The Wall Street Journal reported in May that U.S. intelligence agencies were instructed to increase spying activities focused on Greenland.