Overview
- Greenland’s head of government Jens-Frederik Nielsen said the island will choose Denmark over the United States and declared that Greenland cannot be bought.
- German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said allies will not act against the will of Washington and affirmed that Greenland’s defense is treated as a NATO task.
- Pistorius announced new consultations with close NATO partners in the coming weeks and months and underscored support for Denmark’s territorial integrity.
- NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said his role is to ensure dialogue between allies and declined to disclose details, framing the focus on protecting the Arctic where Russia is present.
- The debate unfolds against a 1951 U.S.–Denmark defense agreement covering Greenland and repeated statements by President Donald Trump advocating U.S. acquisition, echoed by a White House aide questioning Danish control.