Overview
- British media and multiple outlets report the president directed Joint Special Operations Command to prepare Greenland invasion contingencies, which senior U.S. military leaders argue would be unlawful without congressional authorization.
- Trump reiterated that the United States would “do something on Greenland, whether they like it or not,” framing control of the island as a national security priority.
- Denmark and leaders from major European nations affirmed that decisions about Greenland rest solely with Denmark and Greenland, while Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned a U.S. attack would effectively end NATO and Greenland’s parties insisted their future is for Greenlanders to decide.
- UK and European officials are discussing bolstering Arctic deterrence, including potential NATO missions or deployments to reassure Denmark and Greenland and to deter coercion by any power.
- NATO’s supreme allied commander said allies are discussing Greenland at the North Atlantic Council and assessed there is no immediate threat to NATO territory.