Overview
- Nuuk and Copenhagen requested a rapid meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio to discuss recent U.S. statements on Greenland, with Danish officials saying the request was filed Monday.
- Le Parisien reported that President Trump said he is studying several options for Greenland, including using the military, a claim not independently confirmed in the other coverage.
- U.S. special envoy for Greenland Jeff Landry sought to calm tensions, saying he does not believe the president intends to use force.
- France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom publicly backed Denmark, and President Emmanuel Macron said he does not envision the United States violating Danish sovereignty.
- Danish officials rejected claims of pervasive Chinese investment in Greenland and pointed to roughly 90 billion kroner in recent Arctic security spending, noting Denmark’s NATO status and warning of grave consequences for any attack on an alliance member.