Overview
- U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Danish and Greenlandic officials in Washington and agreed to create a high-level working group to seek a path forward.
- Denmark announced it is reinforcing its military presence in Greenland effective immediately.
- Germany will send a 13-person reconnaissance team to Nuuk from Thursday to Saturday as part of a coordinated European mission that also includes Sweden, France and Norway.
- President Donald Trump said the United States needs Greenland for national-security reasons tied to the “Golden Dome” missile-shield project, while Denmark’s foreign minister said Trump wants to conquer the island and described a fundamental disagreement.
- EU and NATO officials are racing to craft options such as increased Arctic security investments and possible mineral co-investment to satisfy U.S. concerns, with European leaders warning that any U.S. military move to seize Greenland would be unprecedented and could imperil the Alliance.