Overview
- Greenland's government said it will step up efforts to ensure the island's defense is provided under NATO, according to Reuters.
- European governments led by the UK and Germany are considering additional deployments and a joint NATO mission in the Arctic that would include Greenland, Bloomberg reported, while Belgium's defense minister urged a show-of-force operation.
- CBS News reported that Trump administration officials are set to meet Danish counterparts on January 14 to discuss Greenland, following public signals of continued U.S. interest in acquiring the territory.
- Scandinavian diplomats and Denmark's foreign minister rejected President Trump's assertion that Russian and Chinese vessels have been operating near Greenland, saying there is no evidence of such activity.
- EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said NATO can address security concerns over Greenland, and the Dutch foreign minister said a U.S. acquisition would only be acceptable with Greenlanders' consent and not by force.