Overview
- Small European contingents arrived in Nuuk under Denmark’s Operation Arctic Endurance, with France and Germany among those deploying personnel and Denmark planning a larger, more persistent presence.
- The White House characterized recent meetings with Danish and Greenlandic officials as technical talks on an acquisition agreement and said allied deployments would not alter the U.S. goal.
- President Donald Trump has argued Greenland is vital to U.S. national security and has not ruled out force, a stance firmly rejected by Denmark and Greenland as a breach of sovereignty.
- An 11-member bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation led by Sen. Chris Coons began meetings with Danish and Greenlandic leaders, with members from both parties signaling opposition to any forcible seizure and discussing legislative limits on presidential authority.
- Officials acknowledged a fundamental disagreement after talks with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President J.D. Vance, as Greenlandic leaders reiterated that the island is not for sale and residents voiced anxiety, while Russia criticized the European deployments.