Overview
- Denmark and Greenland requested a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to address recent statements from Washington about the island.
- Leaders of Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Poland, the United Kingdom and Denmark issued a joint declaration supporting Danish sovereignty over Greenland and emphasizing collective Arctic security under the UN Charter and NATO.
- President Trump said the United States will “take care of Greenland in about two months” and described the island as essential to national security, citing Russian and Chinese activity.
- Greenland’s prime minister, Jens‑Frederik Nielsen, rejected annexation talk with a firm “enough,” called for diplomacy, and said the situation is not comparable to Venezuela.
- Denmark’s prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, warned that any U.S. military attack on a NATO ally would end the alliance and said Denmark is rapidly reinforcing defense and Arctic security.