Overview
- French foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot said Paris is working with European partners on a coordinated plan to answer any U.S. intimidation over Greenland.
- The White House signaled that acquiring the autonomous Danish territory is under review with use of U.S. forces described as an available option, while officials also indicated no invasion is planned.
- Denmark’s prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, warned that a U.S. military move against a NATO ally would bring the alliance to a halt.
- France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom and Denmark issued statements underscoring that Greenland’s future rests with Denmark and the Greenlandic people.
- Denmark’s central bank reported a sharp deterioration in Greenland’s public finances and heavy reliance on Danish subsidies, as polling shows roughly 85% of residents oppose joining the United States.