Overview
- France confirmed a small contingent already in Nuuk with land, sea and air reinforcements to follow, joining limited deployments or liaison teams from Germany, the UK, Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands and Finland under Danish-led activities.
- White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the European deployments “do not impact” President Trump’s goal, as Trump repeated that U.S. control of Greenland is a national-security priority and declined to rule out force.
- Talks in Washington involving Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio ended with what Denmark called a “fundamental disagreement,” though a high-level U.S.–Danish–Greenlandic working group was established to continue discussions within weeks.
- The UK and Norway publicly endorsed a NATO “Arctic Sentry” concept to strengthen High North coordination that could encompass Greenland and key transatlantic sea lanes, with NATO’s secretary-general working on next steps.
- Denmark announced a larger military footprint around Greenland and invited allied participation, as Russia denounced NATO buildup and U.S. lawmakers advanced bipartisan measures intended to block any forcible seizure of a NATO ally’s territory.