Overview
- France’s foreign minister said Secretary of State Marco Rubio told him the United States has no plan to invade Greenland, with the Wall Street Journal reporting he earlier conveyed the same message to U.S. officials while pursuing a purchase option.
- Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof warned that any U.S. seizure of the Danish territory would put European and NATO security under severe pressure, saying allies do not treat each other that way.
- NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said in a CNN interview that Greenland is fully open to hosting additional American troops and that the relevant agreements exist.
- Danish officials said they will summon the U.S. ambassador and restated that Greenland is not for sale, as Greenland’s leadership emphasized sovereignty following provocative public signals.
- Russian senator Andrey Klishas urged France to send troops to protect Greenland rather than deploy forces to Ukraine, highlighting the wider geopolitical tensions around the island.