Overview
- President Trump said the United States will "do something" about Greenland "the easy or the hard way," and the White House has not ruled out using force.
- Leaders of all five parties in Greenland's parliament issued a joint statement rejecting any U.S. takeover and insisting their future be decided by Greenlanders.
- Denmark warned that an attack on Greenland by a NATO ally would fracture the alliance, with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen saying it could spell its end.
- U.S., Danish and Greenlandic representatives are slated to meet in Washington this week, as German ministers Johann Wadephul and Lars Klingbeil travel to raise the issue with U.S. counterparts.
- Allies and NATO diplomats are discussing an expanded Arctic presence, including a proposed surveillance operation called Arctic Sentry to bolster security in the High North.