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Denmark Summons U.S. Diplomat Over Reported Pro-U.S. Influence Push in Greenland

Copenhagen issues a formal protest after DR reports that U.S.-linked operatives sought to cultivate secessionist support on the island.

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Overview

  • DR reports that three Americans tied to the White House worked in Greenland to identify locals supportive of a pro-U.S. secession movement, citing eight corroborating sources.
  • Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen summoned the U.S. chargé d’affaires, calling any interference in the kingdom’s internal affairs unacceptable.
  • Denmark’s security service PET says Greenland is currently a target for influence campaigns designed to exploit or manufacture rifts with Copenhagen.
  • The Wall Street Journal previously reported an intelligence directive to step up collection on Greenland and Denmark, which intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard publicly rejected.
  • Separately, the Trump administration paused Ørsted’s nearly completed Revolution Wind project off Rhode Island, a move that has further strained ties with Denmark.