Overview
- An official White House statement said President Trump is studying several options to acquire Greenland, explicitly including using the U.S. military.
- Greenland’s foreign minister and Denmark’s government asked for a rapid meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio to discuss the U.S. remarks and dispel misunderstandings.
- France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, and the United Kingdom issued a joint declaration backing Denmark’s sovereignty, and Emmanuel Macron said he cannot imagine Washington violating it.
- Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned that any U.S. military action against a NATO member would upend the alliance, noting Denmark’s recent Arctic security investments of about 90 billion crowns.
- U.S. special envoy for Greenland Jeff Landry sought to calm tensions, saying he does not believe the president intends to use force to take control of the island.