Overview
- President Donald Trump reiterated that the United States will obtain Greenland, saying Washington needs a “title of property” and suggesting action could come the soft way or the hard way.
- Greenland’s coalition government declared it will in no way accept U.S. plans to take possession and said it will intensify efforts to ensure the island’s defense is anchored within NATO.
- NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said the alliance is working on next steps to safeguard the Arctic, as several European governments publicly backed Denmark and Greenland.
- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to meet Danish and Greenlandic officials to clarify intentions and try to dissipate misunderstandings reported in recent days.
- Local sentiment in Nuuk is firmly against being bought or sold, while debates over full independence persist given a small economy reliant on fishing and sizable annual Danish subsidies.