Overview
- Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the administration is discussing options to acquire Greenland, calling use of the U.S. military “always an option.”
- Leaders of the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and Denmark issued a joint statement that Greenland belongs to its people and Arctic security must be handled collectively through NATO under U.N. Charter principles.
- Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned that any U.S. military attack on Greenland, part of the Kingdom of Denmark, would mean the end of NATO.
- Greenlandic and Danish officials rejected annexation, reiterated that the island is not for sale, and said their requests for a meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio have not been granted.
- Senior aide Stephen Miller questioned Denmark’s claim over Greenland as U.S. officials cite the Pituffik base, critical minerals and Arctic routes to justify the push following the Venezuela operation.