Overview
- At a White House event, President Trump said he may levy tariffs on countries that do not support U.S. efforts to acquire Greenland, calling the island a national security necessity.
- Danish and Greenlandic foreign ministers reported a fundamental disagreement with the White House after talks with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, though a working group was established to keep discussions going.
- Several European nations sent small military contingents to Greenland at Denmark’s request for a reconnaissance and exercise mission intended to show support for Danish and Greenlandic control.
- An 11-member bipartisan U.S. delegation met leaders in Copenhagen to reassure allies, with lawmakers including Sen. Lisa Murkowski highlighting broad congressional opposition and proposing to bar funding for annexing a NATO ally’s territory without consent.
- The United States already operates the Pituffik base in Greenland and has not ruled out force, while Denmark and Greenland insist sovereignty and self‑determination are not up for negotiation.