Overview
- President Donald Trump said he could impose tariffs on countries that do not support U.S. plans to take control of Greenland, calling the island essential for national security and mineral resources.
- France, Sweden, Germany and Norway announced personnel deployments to Greenland, which France described as reconnaissance linked to Denmark's Arctic Endurance exercise.
- Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen declared U.S. annexation of Greenland impossible and contrary to international rules and Danish sovereignty.
- After a White House meeting, the foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland reported a fundamental disagreement with Trump, and the parties agreed to a working group meeting every two to three weeks.
- A bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation met leaders in Copenhagen to affirm support for Denmark and Greenland, as Inuit representatives criticized Washington's acquisition rhetoric as recolonizing.