Overview

• U.S. intelligence agencies have been directed to escalate operations targeting Greenland and Denmark, focusing on independence movements and pro-American actors.
• The classified directive includes deploying satellites, communications intercepts, and ground agents to gather intelligence on strategic interests in the region.
• President Trump has reiterated his ambition to acquire Greenland for its Arctic position and mineral wealth, stating he would not rule out military intervention.
• Officials in Denmark, Greenland, and the EU have firmly rejected U.S. annexation efforts, emphasizing sovereignty and territorial integrity.
• DNI Tulsi Gabbard condemned the Wall Street Journal for leaking the directive, accusing it of undermining national security and supporting 'deep-state actors.'