Overview
- President Donald Trump said the United States will “do something on Greenland, whether they like it or not,” adding he prefers a deal but will act “the hard way” if necessary, as the White House reiterated that military force remains an option.
- Greenland’s party leaders issued a rare joint statement rejecting any transfer of control, declaring that the island’s future must be decided by Greenlanders.
- European governments including the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Spain backed Denmark in a coordinated statement affirming that decisions about Greenland rest with Denmark and Greenland alone.
- Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned that any U.S. attempt to seize Greenland by force would effectively end NATO and the postwar transatlantic security framework.
- Diplomatic contacts have intensified, with Danish and Greenlandic envoys meeting U.S. officials in Washington and Secretary of State Marco Rubio set to meet their counterparts next week, as some U.S. lawmakers publicly oppose using force.