Overview
- White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said the president is evaluating ways to acquire or control Greenland, explicitly including the possible use of U.S. armed forces, while stressing diplomacy and confirming talks with Danish and Greenlandic representatives next week.
- France’s foreign minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, said Paris is drafting a plan with Germany and Poland to respond to any U.S. intimidation over Greenland, with details to be shared in the coming days after he spoke with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who signaled no invasion is planned.
- Denmark and Greenland rejected any sale or forced transfer, and a joint statement by leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, the U.K. and Denmark affirmed that decisions about the island rest solely with Denmark and Greenland.
- Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned that a U.S. attack on a NATO ally would jeopardize the alliance, as European governments discuss coordinated diplomatic measures and Denmark reinforces its Arctic posture.
- Strategic drivers cited include Greenland’s Arctic location, U.S. access via the 1951 defense pact and Pituffik/Thule base, and critical minerals, while polling indicates roughly 85% of Greenlanders oppose joining the United States; President Trump named Jeff Landry special envoy for the push.