Showing posts with label Denmark. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Denmark. Show all posts
Saturday, January 17, 2026
Friday, January 16, 2026
Troops and Vessels from European NATO Allies Arrive in Greenland | BBC News
Jan 16, 2026 | Troops and ships from several European states are gathering in Greenland. The limited deployment involves Germany, France, Sweden, Norway, Finland, the Netherlands and the UK.
US President Donald Trump says the US needs to "own" Greenland to prevent Russia and China from doing so. Greenland's Prime Minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, said this week that the territory was in the midst of a geopolitical crisis, and that if his people were asked to make a choice they would choose Denmark over the US.
US President Donald Trump says the US needs to "own" Greenland to prevent Russia and China from doing so. Greenland's Prime Minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, said this week that the territory was in the midst of a geopolitical crisis, and that if his people were asked to make a choice they would choose Denmark over the US.
US vs Europe: How Greenland Became a NATO Crisis as Trump Threatens Tariffs for Non-compliance.
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Thursday, January 15, 2026
Canada and Denmark's Shocking Greenland Deal Leaves US Reeling
Donald Trump’s Trump Greenland Threats have detonated a diplomatic crisis inside NATO—and Canada just drew a bright red line in Paris. In this video, we break down how Trump Greenland Threats to take Greenland “by force” triggered a unified European response, pushed Denmark to warn NATO itself could collapse, and prompted Canada’s new Prime Minister Mark Carney to publicly side with Denmark—then back it up with a concrete move: a Canadian consulate in Nuuk, Greenland.
You’ll hear why Carney’s language mattered, how NATO allies coordinated their message that Greenland’s future belongs to Greenlanders and Denmark alone, and why this moment could reshape Arctic security cooperation for years. We also explain the strategic stakes—from Pituffik (Thule) Space Force Base to Arctic shipping lanes and critical minerals—and why Trump Greenland Threats may be doing Russia and China a massive favor.
If you care about NATO, Arctic geopolitics, and how presidential rhetoric can fracture alliances, this is the story you can’t ignore.
Trump should be sectioned. FT! FA! — © Mark Alexander
You’ll hear why Carney’s language mattered, how NATO allies coordinated their message that Greenland’s future belongs to Greenlanders and Denmark alone, and why this moment could reshape Arctic security cooperation for years. We also explain the strategic stakes—from Pituffik (Thule) Space Force Base to Arctic shipping lanes and critical minerals—and why Trump Greenland Threats may be doing Russia and China a massive favor.
If you care about NATO, Arctic geopolitics, and how presidential rhetoric can fracture alliances, this is the story you can’t ignore.
Trump should be sectioned. FT! FA! — © Mark Alexander
Greenland’s Leader Says Territory Wants to Remain Part of Denmark
Has there EVER been a MORE ARROGANT, MORE OBJECTIONABLE president of the US than Trump? — © Mark Alexander
Denmark Has ‘Fundamental Disagreement’ With U.S. Over Greenland
Of course Greenlanders do not want to be part of America. Nobody in his right mind would. To start with, on a practical level, if Greenland became part of the USA, the Greenlanders would lose their superior free healthcare. Further, look at the way that America has treated its own Indigenous people, the Native Americans! — © Mark Alexander
Denmark Has ‘Fundamental’ Differences With U.S. Over Greenland, Diplomat Says
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Denmark’s foreign minister said that the three governments had a “frank” but “constructive” discussion about President Trump’s wish to get Greenland. It was their first meeting on the subject.
Denmark, Greenland and the United States have a “fundamental disagreement” over the future of the territory in the North Atlantic, Lars Lokke Rasmussen, the Danish foreign minister, said on Wednesday after a meeting with top Trump administration officials.
The meeting in Washington — hours after President Trump said the United States “needs Greenland” — was the first among the three governments to discuss Mr. Trump’s desire to buy or take the semiautonomous Danish territory.
Mr. Rasmussen and Vivian Motzfeldt, the Greenland foreign minister, met with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Afterward, Mr. Rasmussen called the discussion “frank” and “constructive” even as he underscored that Denmark has no interest in changing the status quo.
“Our perspectives continue to differ,” he said. “The president has made his view clear. And we have a different position.” » | Amelia Nierenberg | Reporting from London | Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Denmark, Greenland and the United States have a “fundamental disagreement” over the future of the territory in the North Atlantic, Lars Lokke Rasmussen, the Danish foreign minister, said on Wednesday after a meeting with top Trump administration officials.
The meeting in Washington — hours after President Trump said the United States “needs Greenland” — was the first among the three governments to discuss Mr. Trump’s desire to buy or take the semiautonomous Danish territory.
Mr. Rasmussen and Vivian Motzfeldt, the Greenland foreign minister, met with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Afterward, Mr. Rasmussen called the discussion “frank” and “constructive” even as he underscored that Denmark has no interest in changing the status quo.
“Our perspectives continue to differ,” he said. “The president has made his view clear. And we have a different position.” » | Amelia Nierenberg | Reporting from London | Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
What’s Driving Europe’s Military Build-up in Greenland? | DW News
US Concludes Talks with Denmark and Greenland on Trump’s Takeover Demands
THE GUARDIAN: Danish embassy due to brief journalists on results of negotiations involving JD Vance and Marco Rubio
Closely watched talks on Donald Trump’s demands to take over Greenland have ended in Washington after nearly an hour.
The vice-president, JD Vance, and secretary of state, Marco Rubio, hosted the foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland on Wednesday in what observers worried could be an ambush meant to pressure the Danes into ceding the territory under US economic and military pressure.
The Danish embassy in Washington was due to brief journalists on the results of the talks within the hour.
Earlier, Trump said it would be “unacceptable” for Greenland – a semi-autonomous territory of the Nato member Denmark – to be “in the hands” of any country other than the US, reiterating his demand to take over the Arctic island hours before the high-stakes talks on its future.
“The US needs Greenland for the purpose of national security. Nato should be leading the way for us to get it,” the US president said on social media. The alliance would become “far more formidable and effective” with the territory under US control, he claimed.
“It is vital for the Golden Dome that we are building,” he said, referring to a proposed missile defence system. » | Jon Henley and Andrew Roth | Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Closely watched talks on Donald Trump’s demands to take over Greenland have ended in Washington after nearly an hour.
The vice-president, JD Vance, and secretary of state, Marco Rubio, hosted the foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland on Wednesday in what observers worried could be an ambush meant to pressure the Danes into ceding the territory under US economic and military pressure.
The Danish embassy in Washington was due to brief journalists on the results of the talks within the hour.
Earlier, Trump said it would be “unacceptable” for Greenland – a semi-autonomous territory of the Nato member Denmark – to be “in the hands” of any country other than the US, reiterating his demand to take over the Arctic island hours before the high-stakes talks on its future.
“The US needs Greenland for the purpose of national security. Nato should be leading the way for us to get it,” the US president said on social media. The alliance would become “far more formidable and effective” with the territory under US control, he claimed.
“It is vital for the Golden Dome that we are building,” he said, referring to a proposed missile defence system. » | Jon Henley and Andrew Roth | Wednesday, January 14, 2026
'It's Dead, It's Over' | Have Trump's Greenland Threats Destroyed NATO? | Jacob Kaarsbo
Monday, January 12, 2026
'Cluelessness and 'Recklessness': Fmr. US/Denmark Ambassador Raises Concerns over Greenland
Sunday, January 11, 2026
‘Fateful Moment’ for Denmark amid Trump Threats to Take Over Greenland
THE GUARDIAN: Danish prime minister says country is at a crossroads and accuses US of turning its back on Nato
Mette Frederiksen has said that Denmark is at a “fateful moment” amid Donald Trump’s threats to take over Greenland, accusing the US of potentially turning its back on Nato.
Speaking at a party leader debate at a political rally on Sunday, the Danish prime minister said her country was “at a crossroads”.
Her comments came before a crucial week in increasingly tense relations between Denmark, Greenland and the US in which the foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland, Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Vivian Motzfeldt, are due to meet the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio.
“We are at a crossroads, and this is a fateful moment,” said Frederiksen. “What is at stake is bigger than what the eye can see, because if what we experience from the Americans is that they are actually turning their backs on the western alliance, that they are turning their backs on our Nato cooperation by threatening an ally, which we have not experienced before, then everything will stop.”
On Friday, Trump said the US would take action on Greenland “whether they like it or not”. He said: “We’re going to be doing something with Greenland, either the nice way or the more difficult way.” His administration has refused repeatedly to rule out the use of military force – despite Denmark and Greenland being Nato allies. » | Miranda Bryant, Nordic correspondent | Sunday, January 11, 2026
Mette Frederiksen has said that Denmark is at a “fateful moment” amid Donald Trump’s threats to take over Greenland, accusing the US of potentially turning its back on Nato.
Speaking at a party leader debate at a political rally on Sunday, the Danish prime minister said her country was “at a crossroads”.
Her comments came before a crucial week in increasingly tense relations between Denmark, Greenland and the US in which the foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland, Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Vivian Motzfeldt, are due to meet the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio.
“We are at a crossroads, and this is a fateful moment,” said Frederiksen. “What is at stake is bigger than what the eye can see, because if what we experience from the Americans is that they are actually turning their backs on the western alliance, that they are turning their backs on our Nato cooperation by threatening an ally, which we have not experienced before, then everything will stop.”
On Friday, Trump said the US would take action on Greenland “whether they like it or not”. He said: “We’re going to be doing something with Greenland, either the nice way or the more difficult way.” His administration has refused repeatedly to rule out the use of military force – despite Denmark and Greenland being Nato allies. » | Miranda Bryant, Nordic correspondent | Sunday, January 11, 2026
Saturday, January 10, 2026
Greenlanders Respond to Trump's Imperial Machinations: 'We Are Not For Sale' | DW News
Furious Denmark Prepares for World War If Trump Invades
WIKIPEDIA: Rufus Gifford »
Trump Threatens to Take Greenland ‘the Hard Way’
THE NEW YORK TIMES: The president continued to advance an imperialist vision of American foreign policy, where the U.S. can dominate neighboring countries “whether they like it or not.”
President Trump again threatened on Friday to forcibly annex Greenland, saying that he was “going to do something on Greenland, whether they like it or not.”
In a White House event discussing his plans to have American companies exploit Venezuela’s vast oil reserves under the threat of a military blockade, Mr. Trump advanced an imperialist vision of American foreign policy, where the U.S. must dominate strategically important neighboring countries because of the perceived possibility that rival powers might do so first.
“If we don’t do it, Russia or China will take over Greenland,” Mr. Trump said, falsely suggesting that Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of Denmark, was surrounded by Chinese and Russian warships. Russia and China are active in the Arctic Circle, but Greenland is not ringed by their ships, and the United States has a military base on Greenland.
Mr. Trump delivered an ominous warning to Danish and Greenlandic officials, who have consistently opposed the president’s plans to take the island: “I would like to make a deal the easy way, but if we don’t do it the easy way we’re going to do it the hard way.”
The United States’ taking Greenland by force would rip apart the central agreement that underpins the NATO military alliance, of which Denmark and the United States are both founding members. Under that treaty, an attack on any member is treated as an attack on all members.
But Mr. Trump dismissed that central principle of the alliance as he explained why he wanted to annex Greenland, suggesting that he would defend the island only if the United States were to govern the territory directly.
“When we own it, we defend it,” Mr. Trump said. “You don’t defend leases the same way. You have to own it.” » | Chris Cameron, Reporting from Washington | Friday, January 9, 2026
President Trump again threatened on Friday to forcibly annex Greenland, saying that he was “going to do something on Greenland, whether they like it or not.”
In a White House event discussing his plans to have American companies exploit Venezuela’s vast oil reserves under the threat of a military blockade, Mr. Trump advanced an imperialist vision of American foreign policy, where the U.S. must dominate strategically important neighboring countries because of the perceived possibility that rival powers might do so first.
“If we don’t do it, Russia or China will take over Greenland,” Mr. Trump said, falsely suggesting that Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of Denmark, was surrounded by Chinese and Russian warships. Russia and China are active in the Arctic Circle, but Greenland is not ringed by their ships, and the United States has a military base on Greenland.
Mr. Trump delivered an ominous warning to Danish and Greenlandic officials, who have consistently opposed the president’s plans to take the island: “I would like to make a deal the easy way, but if we don’t do it the easy way we’re going to do it the hard way.”
The United States’ taking Greenland by force would rip apart the central agreement that underpins the NATO military alliance, of which Denmark and the United States are both founding members. Under that treaty, an attack on any member is treated as an attack on all members.
But Mr. Trump dismissed that central principle of the alliance as he explained why he wanted to annex Greenland, suggesting that he would defend the island only if the United States were to govern the territory directly.
“When we own it, we defend it,” Mr. Trump said. “You don’t defend leases the same way. You have to own it.” » | Chris Cameron, Reporting from Washington | Friday, January 9, 2026
Greenlanders ‘Don’t Want to Be Americans’, Say Political Leaders amid Trump Threats
THE GUARDIAN: Five parties issue joint statement after US president warns he would acquire the island ‘the nice way or the more difficult way’
Greenlanders “don’t want to be Americans” and must decide the future of the Arctic island themselves, politicians in the self-governing Danish territory have said, after Donald Trump warned the US would “do something whether they like it or not”.
The leaders of five political parties in the Greenlandic parliament issued a united statement on Friday night, soon after the US president reiterated his threats to acquire the mineral-rich island.
“We don’t want to be Americans, we don’t want to be Danish, we want to be Greenlanders,” said the group, which included the island’s prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen. “The future of Greenland must be decided by Greenlanders.”
Stressing the desire of the people of Greenland, a former Danish colony, to have self-determination, they said: “No other country can meddle in this. We must decide our country’s future ourselves – without pressure to make a hasty decision, without procrastination, and without interference from other countries.”
The statement was signed by Nielsen, his predecessor as prime minister, Múte B Egede, and Pele Broberg, Aleqa Hammond and Aqqalu C Jerimiassen. » | Donna Ferguson | Saturday, January 10, 2026
Trump ramps up Greenland threats and says US will intervene ‘whether they like it or not’: US president doubles down on threats to acquire territory at White House meeting with oil and gas executives »
Greenlanders “don’t want to be Americans” and must decide the future of the Arctic island themselves, politicians in the self-governing Danish territory have said, after Donald Trump warned the US would “do something whether they like it or not”.
The leaders of five political parties in the Greenlandic parliament issued a united statement on Friday night, soon after the US president reiterated his threats to acquire the mineral-rich island.
“We don’t want to be Americans, we don’t want to be Danish, we want to be Greenlanders,” said the group, which included the island’s prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen. “The future of Greenland must be decided by Greenlanders.”
Stressing the desire of the people of Greenland, a former Danish colony, to have self-determination, they said: “No other country can meddle in this. We must decide our country’s future ourselves – without pressure to make a hasty decision, without procrastination, and without interference from other countries.”
The statement was signed by Nielsen, his predecessor as prime minister, Múte B Egede, and Pele Broberg, Aleqa Hammond and Aqqalu C Jerimiassen. » | Donna Ferguson | Saturday, January 10, 2026
Trump ramps up Greenland threats and says US will intervene ‘whether they like it or not’: US president doubles down on threats to acquire territory at White House meeting with oil and gas executives »
Denmark Delivers Fatal Warning to Trump after Threat
Friday, January 09, 2026
Should Greenland Push for Independence So That It Can Negotiate Directly with Washington? | DW News
9 Jan 2026 | U.S. Vice President JD Vance told Europe to take Donald Trump's desire to take control of Greenland "seriously." Trump has repeatedly stated his desire to own the Danish territory for reasons of national security.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said that she does not believe the United States will use military force to take over the island. She called for a stronger NATO presence in the Arctic and warned that any American move on Greenland would have major implications for the alliance. The U.S.'s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has rekindled concerns about its intentions toward Greenland.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said that she does not believe the United States will use military force to take over the island. She called for a stronger NATO presence in the Arctic and warned that any American move on Greenland would have major implications for the alliance. The U.S.'s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has rekindled concerns about its intentions toward Greenland.
Thursday, January 08, 2026
'NATO Is Done' If Trump Annexes Greenland | Jon Sopel on LBC
Jan 6, 2026 | Donald Trump has insisted the United States needs Greenland in order to protect America’s national security. The President has appointed Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as a special envoy to the island - saying he'll "lead the charge" in advocating for the semi-autonomous part of Denmark to join the United States.
President Donald Trump has repeatedly refused to rule out taking Greenland by force. The News Agents' Jon Sopel joins Shelagh Fogarty to discuss what this annexation of Greenland would mean for NATO.
President Donald Trump has repeatedly refused to rule out taking Greenland by force. The News Agents' Jon Sopel joins Shelagh Fogarty to discuss what this annexation of Greenland would mean for NATO.
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