Overview
- President Donald Trump said at the NATO summit in Ankara on Tuesday that Greenland "should be controlled by the United States," restating an idea he has promoted since 2025.
- Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen responded that "Greenland is not for sale" and said the island's future belongs to its people, a position echoed by Greenlandic leaders.
- A U.S.-Danish-Greenlandic working group created after a Davos pre-agreement continues meetings but has produced no plan or agreement to transfer sovereignty.
- Denmark announced the purchase of two U.S. P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to strengthen Arctic and North Atlantic surveillance and presence.
- Some of the security claims used to justify U.S. interest—about Danish spending on Greenland and Chinese or Russian ships nearby—were reported without public evidence and could deepen NATO tensions if not resolved.