Overview
- Belgian Defence Minister Theo Francken urged NATO to conduct a show-of-strength operation in the Greenland area.
- Germany plans to propose an Arctic Guard mission under NATO to monitor and protect regional security interests, according to Bloomberg.
- Scandinavian diplomats told the Financial Times there is no recent evidence of Russian or Chinese ships or submarines near Greenland to support U.S. claims.
- Greenlandic opposition leader Pele Bruberg called for a direct U.S.–Greenland defense agreement and pressed for talks without Denmark as he reiterated independence aims.
- A senior Danish parliamentarian warned NATO could not endure a U.S. annexation of Greenland, while Politico reported Europeans may consider broader bargains linking Arctic concessions to Ukraine support.