Overview
- White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the administration is evaluating multiple avenues to acquire Greenland and that using U.S. forces remains an option.
- Greenland’s government reiterated that the island is not for sale and Denmark rejected annexation, with both seeking urgent talks with Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
- Leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom and Denmark issued a joint statement affirming Danish sovereignty and calling for Arctic security to be handled collectively under NATO and U.N. principles.
- Denmark plans to reinforce its military presence in Greenland, and Nordic foreign ministers signaled increased regional deployments and exercises to bolster Arctic security.
- Senior aide Stephen Miller said no one would fight militarily against the United States over Greenland, while bipartisan U.S. lawmakers criticized coercive options toward a NATO ally.