Overview
- President Donald Trump told reporters on Air Force One that the United States will “take care of Greenland” within weeks, arguing the island is vital to national security and asserting Denmark cannot defend it against Russia and China.
- Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Poland and Denmark issued a joint declaration stating Greenland belongs to its people and that only Denmark and Greenland can decide its future, while stressing Arctic security should be handled collectively within NATO under U.N. principles.
- Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said any U.S. military attack on a territory covered by Denmark’s NATO membership would effectively end the alliance and the postwar security order.
- White House aide Stephen Miller said Greenland should be part of the United States, questioned Denmark’s basis for sovereignty and claimed nobody would fight the U.S. over the island, even as he downplayed the need to discuss military options.
- Greenland’s premier Jens-Frederik Nielsen rejected annexation scenarios, urged direct talks with Washington and signaled a firmer tone after calling for calm, as a viral “SOON/PRONTO” map post and the recent U.S. envoy appointment heightened tensions.