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Europe Pushes Back as Trump Threatens to Seize Greenland, Talks Set in Washington

Berlin is sending senior envoys to press respect for Danish and Greenlandic sovereignty.

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.