Overview
- President Donald Trump told leaders in Ankara that Greenland should be "controlled by the United States," a comment that revived the dispute over the island's status.
- Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen publicly replied that "Greenland is not for sale" and demanded respect for Greenlanders' right to self-determination.
- Frederiksen said NATO's Article 5 remains the alliance's mutual-defense assurance while stopping short of accusing the U.S. of abandoning the clause.
- The exchange recalled earlier tensions from this year when Trump briefly threatened to seize Greenland and later announced a vague January framework with Mark Rutte whose details have not been made public.
- The dispute reflects Greenland's strategic Arctic value and disputed claims about Chinese and Russian activity there, and it could deepen strains within NATO while prompting closer attention to Greenlandic views and any concrete U.S. policy moves.