Overview
- Danish foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said a fundamental disagreement remains after the Washington meeting with U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, attended by Greenland’s Vivian Motzfeldt.
- Both sides agreed to set up a senior working group that will seek options to accommodate U.S. security concerns without breaching the Kingdom of Denmark’s sovereignty limits.
- At Denmark’s request, Germany will fly 13 Bundeswehr personnel to Nuuk from January 15 to 17 to assess conditions for potential NATO support, with Sweden and Norway also sending small teams.
- Copenhagen is increasing its military presence on the island in coordination with allies, describing ongoing activities involving aircraft, ships and troops.
- President Trump repeated that anything short of U.S. control of Greenland is unacceptable and tied his stance to the planned “Golden Dome” missile-defense system, while the EU Parliament condemned the U.S. position and U.S. senators introduced a bipartisan bill to bar annexing a NATO partner’s territory without consent.