Overview
- President Donald Trump reiterated that the United States "needs" Greenland for defense and has declined to rule out using force, according to remarks to The Atlantic and reporters.
- Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the United States has no right to annex any part of the Danish Realm and urged Washington to stop threatening an ally.
- Greenland’s leader Jens-Frederik Nielsen said "enough," calling annexation rhetoric disrespectful and insisting the island’s future is not decided on social media.
- Nordic governments and EU institutions, joined by the UK, Germany and France, voiced support for Denmark’s sovereignty and warned that borders cannot be changed by force.
- Tensions were inflamed by Katie Miller’s post showing Greenland under a U.S. flag and by Trump’s December appointment of Jeff Landry as special envoy for Greenland, though no military action toward the island has been reported.