Overview
- Aboard Air Force One and in remarks to The Atlantic, President Trump said the United States "needs" Greenland for defense and suggested revisiting the issue within weeks, citing Russian and Chinese activity near the island.
- Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the United States has no right to annex any part of the Danish realm and urged Washington to stop issuing threats toward a NATO ally.
- Greenland’s premier Jens-Frederik Nielsen condemned the rhetoric and a viral X post as disrespectful, reiterated that the island is not for sale, and said any talks must occur through proper channels under international law.
- Norway, Sweden and Finland publicly backed Copenhagen, while Germany, France, the EU and the U.K. affirmed support for Danish sovereignty, with Berlin noting that NATO would in principle defend Greenland as part of Denmark.
- Tensions escalated after Katie Miller posted an image of Greenland in U.S. colors shortly after the U.S. seized Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, and follow Washington’s appointment of Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as special envoy for Greenland.