Overview
- Greenland’s five party leaders issued a joint statement rejecting any U.S. takeover and insisting the island’s future be decided by Greenlanders.
- The White House has not ruled out using military force after President Trump said the U.S. would act on Greenland “the easy way or the hard way,” citing Russian and Chinese activity in the Arctic.
- Germany’s foreign minister Johann Wadephul and vice chancellor Lars Klingbeil head to Washington for talks, declaring that sovereignty questions are solely for Greenland and Denmark to decide.
- European and NATO officials are discussing expanding alliance presence in the high north, with reports indicating Germany may propose an “Arctic Sentry” surveillance mission that includes Greenland.
- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans meetings with Danish and Greenland representatives this week as European leaders warn a U.S. move on allied territory would gravely strain NATO.