Overview
- French President Emmanuel Macron said French troops are already in Greenland with more land, sea and air assets to follow, framing the move as support for a sovereign state and criticizing U.S. ambitions as a new form of colonialism.
- Germany, Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands are joining joint exercises with Denmark, with European governments casting the small deployments as a reassurance signal to Copenhagen.
- The White House called recent talks with Danish and Greenlandic officials productive and reiterated that President Trump seeks U.S. control of Greenland for security reasons and has not ruled out the use of force.
- Denmark announced an increased military presence around Greenland and, after high-level meetings, agreed to a working group while stressing that fundamental disagreements with Washington persist.
- Greenland’s Prime Minister said the island is not for sale and rejects U.S. ownership, and Denmark’s prime minister warned that any U.S. military move to seize the territory would mean the end of NATO.