Overview
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the administration is pursuing a purchase and will meet Danish officials next week.
- Denmark and Greenland requested urgent talks, and several NATO allies backed a joint statement that Greenland’s future is for its people to decide.
- White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed officials are weighing multiple pathways, with use of the U.S. military remaining an option.
- Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned a U.S. seizure would effectively end NATO, and bipartisan senators rebuked any coercion of an ally.
- The administration cites Arctic security, Russian and Chinese activity, and critical minerals as drivers of its push, and no military action or agreement has occurred.