Overview
- President Donald Trump warned he may impose tariffs on countries that do not “play the game” on a U.S. bid to acquire Greenland, without specifying targets or legal authority.
- Several thousand people rallied in Copenhagen and demonstrators gathered in Nuuk to defend Greenlandic self-determination, with organizers citing a 2025 poll showing 85% opposition to joining the United States.
- An 11-member bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation led by Senator Chris Coons met Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen to reaffirm support for Denmark as talks with Washington remain at a fundamental impasse.
- Denmark’s Joint Arctic Command has reinforced its presence and, under the Arctic Endurance exercise, received small detachments from France, Germany, Sweden, Norway, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Finland.
- Media released images show European troops and Danish F‑35s in Greenland, while the United States continues to operate its strategic Pituffik base with missile radar and roughly 150–200 personnel.