Overview
- A Danish‑coordinated reconnaissance mission is underway on Greenland, with a 15‑member Bundeswehr unit and teams from Norway, Sweden, Finland, France, the UK and the Netherlands assessing conditions for potential joint NATO exercises.
- President Donald Trump repeats that the United States should take control of Greenland and threatens tariffs on countries that oppose the plan.
- Thousands demonstrate in Copenhagen with parallel protests in Nuuk under slogans such as “Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders,” organized by groups including Uagut.
- An 11‑member bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation in Copenhagen publicly backs Danish sovereignty, with Senator Chris Coons saying “Greenland is part of Denmark,” and the group planning talks with Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
- Former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg urges a clear allied response to Washington’s assertions, while Italy declines to join the mission and its defense minister calls the effort “a joke.”