Overview
- Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said Greenland will not belong to or be governed from the United States and remains part of the Kingdom of Denmark.
- Danish and Greenlandic ministers held a brief, “constructive” White House meeting that did not change the U.S. position on the island.
- Copenhagen and Washington agreed to establish a high-level group to develop responses to U.S. security concerns related to Greenland.
- Germany sent 13 personnel to a Denmark-led reconnaissance mission running through Saturday, with travel to the island coordinated via Denmark.
- The Netherlands will contribute one naval officer as European partners prioritize on-site assessment over force pledges and, according to Berlin, coordinate closely with the U.S.