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King Frederik’s Greenland Visit Signals Support as Denmark Rules Out Ceding Sovereignty

Talks in a U.S.–Danish working group continue despite reports of a tense exchange in Munich.

Overview

  • Frederik X is on a three-day trip that included stops in Nuuk and Maniitsoq and concludes with a visit to a Danish military training center in Kangerlussuaq.
  • Denmark’s government reiterates it will not surrender sovereignty over Greenland, with sources saying a mooted Cyprus-style handover of base areas is off the table.
  • Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned in Munich that President Donald Trump still wants Greenland and called the pressure on the island completely unacceptable.
  • Participants at a Munich meeting said Senator Lindsey Graham mocked Danish and Greenlandic leaders and suggested ownership was irrelevant, while predicting more U.S. military infrastructure.
  • Trump stepped back from earlier talk of force after discussions with NATO’s Mark Rutte, and a U.S.–Danish working group is now seeking a negotiated arrangement.