Greenland Forces Trump-linked US Oil Firm to Delay Drilling

THE GUARDIAN US envoy had claimed Americans could be extracting crude by as early as next year

Screenshot taken from this Guardian article. | Texas-based Greenland Energy had been just weeks away from sinking its first wells into the tundra of the remote Jameson Land region of Greenland. Photograph: Biosphoto/Alamy
Greenland authorities have forced a US oil company connected to Donald Trump to postpone drilling wells in the Arctic territory, defying claims by the US president’s envoy that Americans could be extracting crude by next year.

Amid Trump’s imperialist threats, tensions have been rising on Greenland’s eastern coast after the oil company brought drilling equipment ashore in July without permission, drawing a “strong warning” from the government.

Just week before Greenland Energy intended to sink its first wells into the tundra, the government said on Thursday: “The necessary regulatory process cannot be completed, and the necessary approvals cannot therefore be obtained before the planned start of drilling.”

It said that during talks Greenlandic officials had expressed concern that the timetable was too tight to assess the environmental and social impact.

The authorities will have to decide whether to sanction drilling in a protected wetland that is home to rare birds and the muskoxen on which local hunters depend. At the earliest, drilling could now commence in the winter of 2027, the government and the company said. » | Tom Burgis | Wednesday, August 12, 2026

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Greenland Issues ‘Strong Warning’ as Trump-linked Oil Firm Prepares to Drill

THE GUARDIAN: Island’s government says no approval given after Greenland Energy brings kit ashore for exploratory drilling

Screenshot taken from this Guardian article. | Jameson Land, a remote part of Greenland where the US company Greenland Energy has landed drilling equipment. Photograph: Terry Allen/Alamy
An American oil company connected to Donald Trump is preparing to sink wells in remote Greenland despite not having received permission from the local authorities.

As the US president renews his threats to claim the vast Arctic territory, materials to prepare for drilling were brought ashore in recent days on Greenland’s eastern coast.

That has prompted Greenland’s government to issue a “strong warning” that no approval had been granted to land the kit. “All future logistical matters must be advised and approved by the mineral resources authority – before they are carried out,” the government said in a statement.

Two days later, Trump made his latest menacing post on Truth Social, showing himself looming over a Greenlandic village.

Executives of Greenland Energy, a Texas company set up last year, have claimed that $1tn of crude may lie beneath the Jameson Land region. They announced plans to spend $60m drilling two wells to find out. » | Tom Burgis | Saturday, August 8, 2026

Trump Declares He's Taking Greenland No Matter What

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‘We Are Ready to Defend Every Inch…’: Denmark PM Dares Trump over Greenland at NATO

July 8, 2026 | Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen addresses renewed questions over Greenland at the NATO Summit, reaffirming sovereignty, invoking NATO’s collective defense pledge, and outlining Europe’s security priorities on Ukraine and rearmament. Her remarks come amid fresh scrutiny of Donald Trump’s stance on Greenland and underscore the alliance’s commitment to territorial integrity.

Trump Compares Himself to Hitler as He Tries to Take Over Greenland

July 8, 2026 | In a bizarre press meeting alongside the Secretary General of NATO, Trump brought up Hitler while trying to explain his desire for the US to own Greenland. Jesse Dollemore reacts...

When will the world be rid of this umbalanced, deranged, dangerous, and unstable man?

Jesse Dollemore is absolutely right about Mark Rutte. Rutte is just a weak, brown-nosing pussy. — © Mark Alexander

Trump: US Should Control Greenland

THE TELEGRAPH: Donald Trump said the US should take control of Greenland, reopening the dispute with Europe at the Nato summit.

Mr Trump raised the issue of the island’s sovereignty while taking questions before a bilateral meeting with Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Turkish president.

“Greenland [...] should be controlled by the United States, not by Denmark,” Mr Trump said.

“Because Greenland doesn’t help Denmark. Denmark doesn’t spend money to really help Greenland,” he added. » | Lily Shanagher, Foreign Breaking News Reporter. Emily Smith, Foreign Breaking News Reporter. Chanel Zagon | Tuesday, July 7, 2026

LESEN SIE AUCH:

Donald Trump erhebt erneut Anspruch auf Grönland: Auf dem Nato-Gipfel hat der US-Präsident erneut Gebietsansprüche auf Grönland gestellt. Bereits Anfang des Jahres drohte der Streit um die Insel die Nato zu spalten. »

Trump Envoy Says It’s Time for US to ‘Put Its Footprint Back on Greenland’, During Visit to Arctic Territory

THE GUARDIAN: Jeff Landry’s visit has proved controversial, with the territory’s PM saying there was no sign ‘anything has changed’ in the US position

The US special envoy to Greenland has said it’s time for Washington “to put its footprint back” on the Arctic island, as he wound up his first visit to the island since his appointment in December 2025.

Donald Trump has repeatedly argued that the US needs to control Greenland – a Danish autonomous territory – because of national security concerns, claiming that if it does not, the island risks falling into the hands of China or Russia.

Greenland is on the shortest route for missiles between Russia and the US. It is also believed to have untapped rare-earth minerals and could be a vital asset as the polar ice melts and new shipping routes emerge.

“I think it’s time for the US to put its footprint back on Greenland,” the US envoy Jeff Landry told Agence France-Presse, adding “Greenland needs the US.

“I think that you’re seeing the president talk about increasing national security operations and repopulating certain bases in Greenland,” he said. » | Agence France-Presse | Thursday, May 21, 2026

In Closed-Door Talks, U.S. Demands a Major Role in Greenland

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Greenlandic officials worry about the direction of the negotiations aimed at defusing President Trump’s threats to seize their island. But they have little leverage.

Screenshot taken from this NYT article. | Ilulisaat, Greenland, a town where a Chinese state company nearly won a contract to build an airport in 2018. After U.S. officials pressured Denmark to step in, Greenland opted for a Danish company. | Ivor Prickett for The New York Times
With the conflict in Iran still smoldering, President Trump’s obsession with Greenland seems like a forgotten sideshow.

But for the past four months, negotiators from the United States, Greenland and Denmark, which controls Greenland’s foreign affairs, have been holding confidential talks in Washington about Greenland’s future.

The talks were meant to give Mr. Trump an offramp to his threats of a military takeover of Greenland and to scale back a crisis that risked breaking apart the NATO alliance. But Greenlandic leaders are worried about what is being proposed, which is a much larger U.S. role on the Arctic island. And they fear that if the conflict with Iran winds down, the president will swing his aggression back on them.

Some Greenlandic politicians say they have even circled a date on their calendars to be wary: June 14, Mr. Trump’s birthday. » | Jeffrey Gettleman, Maya Tekeli, Anton Troianovski and Eric Schmitt | Monday, May 18, 2026

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Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen Calls Snap Election after Greenland Boost | DW News

Feb 27, 2026 | It's been a big few months for Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. She's had to deal with arguably her nation's biggest geopolitical and diplomatic crisis, perhaps EVER -- Donald Trump's threats to seize Greenland. And she's managed to ward off those threats. Now Frederiksen called early parliamentary elections for March 24th, seeking to capitalize on a boost in support for her defiant stance against US pressure.

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Denmark Rejects Trump’s Plan to Send Hospital Boat to Greenland

THE NEW TORK TIMES: Denmark’s defense minister said Greenland did not need health care assistance, a day after President Trump said he planned to send a “great hospital boat” to the island.

Denmark’s defense minister on Sunday rejected a plan by President Trump to send a “great hospital boat” to Greenland, the Arctic island and semiautonomous territory of Denmark that Mr. Trump has long sought to acquire.

The president said in a post on Truth Social on Saturday that the boat would “take care of the many people who are sick, and not being taken care of there,” adding that it was “on the way!!!”

But Troels Lund Poulsen, the Danish defense minister, told Denmark’s public broadcaster, DR, that his government had not been made aware of the plan. He said that there was “no need for special health care efforts” in Greenland.

It was not clear why Mr. Trump planned to assist Greenland with its health care. Greenlanders have the right to health care that is free at the point of use, including prescription medications, according to the Nordic Council and the Nordic Council of Ministers.

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark also appeared to respond to Mr. Trump’s announcement, though she did not mention Mr. Trump or the United States. “I’m happy to live in a country where there is free and equal access to health care for everyone,” she wrote in a post on Instagram on Sunday. “The same approach exists in Greenland,” she said. » | Ali Watkins and Amelia Nierenberg | Sunday, February 22, 2026

Denmark PM Warns Trump on Greenland ‘Desire’

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Trump to Europe: Give Me Greenland… Or Else

Feb 17, 2026 | Will Saletan takes on Marco Rubio’s warning to Europe about Chinese “extortion”—and the uncomfortable reality that Donald Trump is using America’s economic and military leverage the same way.
Click here to watch this video and listen to the warning. I am not embedding the video because of the ad, which is very long, in the middle of it. I do not wish to turn my blog into an advertising platform for others to profit from! A small ad here or there I can tolerate, but this one is naff and crosses the red line. Americans and their insatiable desire to make money! Money! Money! Money! — © Mark Alexander

'Can't Go Alone': Germany Defence Minister Fires Back At Rubio, Shows Mirror to Trump over Greenland

Feb 16, 2026 | German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius delivered a stunning speech at the Munich Security Conference where he questioned US reliability and warned against go-it-alone politics amid escalating tensions within NATO.

Trump News at a Glance: Danish PM Believes US President Still Wants to Own Greenland

THE GUARDIAN: Mette Frederiksen and her Greenlandic counterpart, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, said the pressure on the island’s people was “unacceptable”. Key US politics stories from 14 February at a glance

Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen has said she believes Donald Trump still wants to own Greenland, despite dialling back his recent threats to seize it by force.

Asked at the Munich Security Conference if the US president still wanted to own the Arctic island, Frederiksen said: “Unfortunately, I think the desire is the same.” » | Guardian staff | Sunday, February 15, 2026

Greenland: Between Denmark and Trump | ARTE.tv Documentary

Dec 24, 2025 | Trump wants Greenland to become part of the USA, a future that Greenlanders reject. But what do they want for their homeland? Many in Greenland desire to move beyond being an autonomous territory within Denmark's orbit to become a fully independent sovereign state.

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Canada and France Open Greenland Consulates in Show of Denmark Support

THE GUARDIAN: Founding of diplomatic outposts in Nuuk comes after US made efforts to secure control of Arctic island

Canada and France are to open diplomatic consulates in the capital of Greenland on Friday, showing support for their Nato ally Denmark and the Arctic island after US efforts to secure control of the semi-autonomous Danish territory.

Canada’s foreign minister, Anita Anand, was travelling to Nuuk to inaugurate the consulate, which officials say also could help boost cooperation on issues such as the climate crisis and Inuit rights. She was joined by Canada’s Indigenous governor general, Mary Simon.

France’s foreign ministry said Jean-Noël Poirier would take up duties as the country’s consul general, making it the first EU country to establish a consulate general in Greenland.

Poirier would be “tasked with working to deepen existing cooperation projects with Greenland in the cultural, scientific and economic fields, while also strengthening political ties with the local authorities”, the ministry said. » | Associated Press in Nuuk | Friday, February 6, 2026

Greenland Is Queer-friendly, Not for Sale, and Not Impressed by Trump

Jan 21, 2026 | Greenland, the world’s largest island and a self-governing part of the Kingdom of Denmark, has a very small population, and that population includes LGBTQ people. Greenland has marriage equality and very open attitudes toward the Queer community. LGBTQ people feel so safe and integral that there are few designated queer spaces, though the country’s capital or even Copenhagen is available to those who want a more urban feel with more obvious queer spaces.

Speaking of Greenland, apparently, Donald Trump is serious about wanting to take it against the will of the Greenlanders and Danish people, but many of the people in the US aren't really on board with taking over Greenland. A recent poll shows that about 75% of Americans are opposed to the US trying to take control of Greenland. In fact, there's bipartisan opposition to the idea, with some lawmakers warning that using military force could damage the NATO alliance.

Denmark and Greenland's leaders have made it clear they're not interested in selling, saying "Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders" and demanding respect for their territorial integrity. Even some Greenlanders are speaking out, citing concerns about preserving their way of life, including hunting traditions.

It's worth noting that President Trump has been pushing for US control, citing national security concerns and the island's strategic location, but it seems like he's facing significant resistance both domestically and internationally.

Several NATO nations have pledged to defend Greenland, and Trump is threatening tariffs on those nations. Good God, Squad, WTF?