Overview
- Greenland’s government issued a statement urging that all defense dialogue and development be handled within NATO in partnership with Denmark.
- Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said Greenland does not want to belong to, be governed by, or become part of the United States, affirming its place in the Danish realm.
- Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen condemned what she called unacceptable pressure from a close ally and said NATO must protect every inch of allied territory.
- Danish and Greenlandic foreign ministers are set to meet in Washington on Wednesday with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President J.D. Vance to address the escalating dispute.
- A U.S. House bill introduced on January 12 by Republican Randy Fein proposes annexing Greenland and granting it statehood, as European officials voice concern over NATO’s muted response reported by the Financial Times.