Overview
- Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, President Trump said the United States will secure Greenland "one way or another," added that a deal would be preferable, and mocked the island’s defenses as "two dog sleds."
- Reports say the White House is weighing options for acquiring the territory, including a purchase, and has not publicly ruled out the use of force.
- Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen reaffirmed sovereignty and self-determination and warned that a U.S. attack on an ally over Greenland could spell the end of NATO.
- Denmark plans to reinforce its military presence on the island while Germany and the United Kingdom discuss expanded NATO activity in the Arctic, with Danish and Greenlandic envoys set for talks in Washington this week.
- China’s foreign ministry criticized the U.S. rationale, urging Washington not to use other countries as a pretext and asserting that China’s Arctic activities comply with international law.