Overview
- Hours before White House talks, President Trump said NATO protection is insufficient, urged the alliance to "pave the way" for U.S. control, and called Greenland vital to the planned Golden Dome missile‑defense system.
- Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Greenland’s Vivian Motzfeldt met U.S. officials, with Vice President J.D. Vance joining Secretary of State Marco Rubio for a high‑stakes session in Washington.
- Copenhagen announced an immediate increase of aircraft, ships and troops in and around Greenland in coordination with NATO allies, and Sweden said it is sending military personnel at Denmark’s request.
- Denmark and Greenland reiterated that sale or annexation is unacceptable, as a bipartisan U.S. Senate bill by Jeanne Shaheen and Lisa Murkowski seeks to block Defense and State Department funds for any takeover without consent.
- Reporting notes the White House has not ruled out force, while European backing grows with France planning a consulate in Nuuk and U.S. lawmakers arranging consultations in Copenhagen.