Overview
- U.S. officials discussed lump‑sum payments of $10,000 to $100,000 per person to encourage Greenlanders to separate from Denmark, a plan that could total roughly $6 billion for about 57,000 residents, according to Reuters and local reporting.
- President Donald Trump repeated that he would acquire Greenland “with the good or with the bad,” and the White House says multiple options are under review, with senior aides declining to rule out the use of force.
- Greenland’s prime minister and party leaders issued a joint statement rejecting becoming American or Danish and insisting the island’s future be decided by Greenlanders, even as opposition figure Pele Broberg urged direct talks with Washington that Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt says would be illegal without Denmark.
- Denmark’s Defence Ministry reaffirmed a 1952 directive requiring troops to resist any foreign seizure of Greenland, and Copenhagen is preparing talks with Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Greenland’s government says it will attend.
- European institutions are exploring higher EU funding for Greenland, including a draft plan lifting support to €530 million for 2028–34, and NATO members are weighing Arctic deterrence measures, while a Danish poll shows nearly 40% see a U.S. invasion as at least plausible and a consumer boycott of U.S. brands is gaining traction.