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Overview
- White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the administration is actively discussing an offer to Denmark to acquire Greenland and that all options, including military force, remain on the table to counter Russia and China in the Arctic.
- Denmark and Greenland stated the territory is not for sale, and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned that a U.S. attack on an ally would mean the end of NATO.
- European governments, including France and Germany, said they are preparing a coordinated plan for any U.S. move on Greenland, while EU Council President António Costa reaffirmed support for Danish and Greenlandic sovereignty.
- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he will meet next week in Washington with Danish and Greenlandic officials after a formal request from Denmark’s Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Greenland’s Vivian Motzfeldt.
- Finland’s parliamentary foreign affairs chief urged taking the issue to NATO, and Denmark’s foreign minister said Rubio ruled out a Venezuela-style operation in Greenland while warning that a forcible attempt would halt NATO relations.