Overview
- Small contingents from France, Germany, the U.K., Sweden, Norway, Finland and the Netherlands arrived in Nuuk under Denmark’s Operation Arctic Endurance, described as reconnaissance and exercises numbering only a few dozen troops.
- White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the deployments would not affect President Trump’s goal of acquiring Greenland and characterized recent meetings as technical talks on an acquisition agreement.
- Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said talks revealed a fundamental disagreement and ruled out any transfer of sovereignty, while Greenland’s leaders reiterated that the island is not for sale.
- An 11‑member bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation led by Senator Chris Coons is meeting Danish and Greenlandic leaders to reinforce support for NATO partners and to push back on any unilateral use of force.
- The Kremlin called the situation extraordinary and denounced NATO activity near Greenland, with Russian officials warning of consequences and vowing to strengthen Arctic defenses.