Overview
- President Donald Trump said he could impose tariffs on countries that oppose U.S. plans for control of Greenland, framing the island as a national‑security need and leaving other options open according to reporting on White House statements.
- Denmark activated the Arctic Resistance Operation to safeguard critical infrastructure and host allies, with France, Germany, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Finland, Estonia and others sending reconnaissance personnel.
- European defense officials, including the Dutch defense minister, indicated the reconnaissance effort could lay groundwork for a larger NATO deployment, which remains under discussion rather than approved.
- Thousands demonstrated in Copenhagen and other Danish cities with a rally planned in Nuuk, asserting that Greenland is not for sale and emphasizing the territory’s right to self‑determination.
- A bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation met Danish and Greenlandic leaders to reassure the ally and spotlight a bill to bar funding for seizing NATO allies’ territory without consent, as the three parties set a working group for ongoing talks.