Overview
- Greenland Prime Minister Jens‑Frederik Nielsen told Parliament the United States still aims to tie the island to Washington and pursue ownership and control despite talk of de‑escalation.
- President Trump says he reached a vague framework with NATO’s Mark Rutte granting broad U.S. access to Greenland, with negotiations continuing and specifics yet to be detailed.
- NATO’s Steadfast Dart exercise began on Jan. 30 with 10,000 troops from 11 nations operating without U.S. forces to test European coordination in a crisis.
- Several European allies have sent small, symbolic deployments to Greenland to signal opposition to any coerced transfer of sovereignty to the United States.
- Analysts warn NATO deterrence has been weakened as Russia notes the rift, European states accelerate multi‑year defense spending plans, and EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas rejects calls for a separate European army as dangerous.