Overview
- British officials have held preliminary discussions with Germany, France and others on options that could include limited deployments of troops, naval vessels and aircraft under a NATO framework.
- NATO says allied naval forces are training in Arctic conditions and Secretary General Mark Rutte signaled the alliance is coordinating next steps to strengthen High North security.
- President Trump reiterated that the United States will acquire Greenland "one way or another," arguing the island must be secured from Russia and China and deriding local defenses.
- Nordic officials and diplomatic briefings challenge claims of significant Russian or Chinese military activity near Greenland, saying recent evidence of such operations is scant.
- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Greenland's future is for Greenland and Denmark to decide and highlighted a proposed EU funding package of about €530 million for 2028–2034, as a U.S. envoy's post alleging Danish "occupation" added friction.