Overview
- Greenland’s prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, said the island is not for sale or U.S. governance and would choose Denmark over the United States.
- Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen condemned the pressure from Washington as unacceptable and warned that more difficult days may lie ahead.
- The foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland are scheduled to meet Wednesday at the White House with Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
- NATO and Greenland signaled plans to strengthen the island’s defenses, and Denmark cited roughly 90 billion kroner in recent Arctic security investments.
- President Donald Trump reaffirmed he would take Greenland “one way or another” to counter Russia and China, while his Arctic commissioner said U.S. action could come within weeks or months.