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Overview
- President Donald Trump reiterated that the United States “needs” Greenland for national security and said he will revisit the issue in about 20 days, following the operation in Venezuela.
- Leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom and Denmark declared that only Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark can decide the island’s future.
- The joint message emphasized that the Kingdom of Denmark, including Greenland, is covered by NATO, calling for a collective approach to Arctic security grounded in UN principles.
- Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Trump must be taken seriously and warned that a U.S. attack on a NATO ally would effectively end the alliance.
- Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens‑Frederik Nielsen urged calm, rejected “fantasies of annexation,” and said his government will harden its stance while seeking to restore normal cooperation with Washington.