Overview
- President Donald Trump and the White House say a NATO framework grants the United States permanent, full military access to Greenland, a characterization not recognized by Copenhagen or Nuuk.
- Denmark and Greenland say they have not been shown any agreement, with officials stressing that only the Kingdom of Denmark and Greenland can decide on the island’s security arrangements and that sovereignty remains a red line.
- Denmark’s Army said its Arctic Endurance maneuvers in and around Greenland will run through 2026, as European allies deploy forces; Danish F‑35s will conduct reconnaissance flights and a frigate has joined patrols near Greenland and the Faroe Islands.
- Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and NATO Secretary‑General Mark Rutte agreed to deepen the alliance’s Arctic security efforts, and a source said Washington and Copenhagen will renegotiate the 1951 defense pact governing U.S. basing on the island.
- EU leaders pledged full support to Denmark and Greenland and warned against coercion, pausing a large retaliatory tariff package after Trump withdrew threatened duties tied to the dispute.