Overview
- Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said Greenland would choose Denmark over U.S. control and reiterated that the island does not want to be part of the United States.
- Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen and Greenlandic Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt are set to meet Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the White House on Wednesday.
- Greenland’s government declared a U.S. takeover unacceptable under any circumstance and said the island’s defense should occur through NATO.
- NATO leaders, including Secretary-General Mark Rutte, signaled work on bolstering Arctic security as Denmark outlined plans for a larger military presence in Greenland and scheduled talks with NATO next week.
- President Trump reaffirmed that the U.S. would take Greenland “one way or the other,” cited Russia and China as justification, and has not ruled out military options through his press secretary.