Overview
- Greenland’s coalition government said it cannot accept a U.S. takeover under any circumstance and urged that the island’s defense be conducted within the NATO framework.
- Denmark and major European allies issued statements backing Copenhagen and Greenland as NATO leaders discussed steps to strengthen Arctic security.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to hold talks this week with Danish and Greenlandic officials amid heightened tensions.
- President Trump warned that Russia or China would seize influence if the U.S. does not, mocked Greenland’s defenses as “two dog sleds,” and vowed the U.S. would obtain the island one way or another.
- White House officials have not ruled out military action, China dismissed being used as a pretext, and Greenlandic leaders reiterated that only Greenlanders can decide their future.