Overview
- President Trump said the US would act on Greenland “the easy way or the hard way,” and the White House did not rule out military force.
- Leaders of all five parties in Greenland’s parliament issued a joint statement rejecting any US takeover and insisting on self-determination.
- Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and other European leaders condemned the threats, with Frederiksen warning an attack could imperil NATO.
- Germany is sending Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul and Vice Chancellor/Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil to Washington for talks, including Wadephul’s meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Klingbeil’s participation in a critical-minerals session.
- Allies have discussed a proposed NATO Arctic surveillance effort dubbed “Arctic Sentry” to expand presence in the region, while media reports of US special-operations planning and Pentagon resistance remain unconfirmed and developing.