Events

Trump: "I'm a fan of Denmark too. They've been very nice to me. But the fact that they had a boat land there [Greenland] 500 years ago doesn't mean they own the land. I'm sure we had lots of boats go there also."

The UK is quietly taking a leading role on Greenland, trying to persuade Trump he doesn’t need to take it over by demonstrating Europe is serious about Arctic security. In last 48 hours Starmer has spoken to Trump twice about the High North, as well as Frederiksen, Rutte, Macron, Merz. The UK this week deployed 1,500 Royal Marines commandos to northern Norway. It led discussion on the topic at NATO’s North Atlantic Council. Healey sent message to Danish counterpart. All suggests a larger British role than publicly advertised. Starmer has been telling Trump that Europe will do more in the Arctic and urging European counterparts to step up their security presence and cooperation with the US there

El secretari d'Estat dels EUA, Marco Rubio, ha parlat avui amb el secretari general de l'OTAN, Mark Rutte, per parlar dels esforços en curs per posar fi a la invasió russa d'Ucraïna, així com de la importància de la seguretat àrtica per a tots els membres de l'OTAN.

El primer ministre canadenc Carney va parlar amb el canceller alemany Merz sobre el reforç de la seguretat euroatlàntica, el suport a Ucraïna amb garanties sòlides i la defensa de la sobirania de Dinamarca, inclosa Groenlàndia. També van parlar de la seguretat àrtica i d'una cooperació més profunda entre el Canadà i Alemanya en matèria d'IA, defensa, minerals crítics i energia.

Trump advisers met at the White House with Denmark, Greenland envoys as Trump reignites 'takeover' talk - AP

.@PressSec on Greenland: "@POTUS has been very open and clear. that he views it in the best interest of the United States to deter Russian and Chinese aggression in the arctic region—and so that's why his team is currently talking about what a potential purchase would look like."

El secretari Rubio diu als legisladors que les recents amenaces de Trump contra Groenlàndia no indicaven una invasió imminent i que l'objectiu és comprar l'illa a Dinamarca - WSJ

El president Trump està considerant utilitzar la força militar per adquirir Groenlàndia, segons ha declarat a la CNBC la secretària de premsa de la Casa Blanca, Karoline Leavitt.

The White House: Trump and his team are discussing options for acquiring Greenland, and the use of the US military remains a viable option.

Joint Statement on Greenland

Canada plans to open two new consulates in Greenland and Anchorage, Alaska, as part of efforts to reinforce its presence in the Arctic, Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand said on Tuesday

Denmark will spend $4.2B to bolster defense in Greenland and the Arctic, adding two new Arctic ships, patrol planes, drones, radar, and a new HQ in Nuuk. It will also buy 16 more F-35s from the U.S., expanding its fleet to 43 amid rising strategic tensions

Greenland's Prime Minister says that "we will never belong to anyone"

Danish PM Mette Frederiksen says the United States will not take over Greenland

Outgoing government leader in Greenland, Múte B. Egede welcomes PM Mette Frederiksen in Nuuk, Greenland

Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen: "The United States is not getting [Greenland]. We do not belong to anyone else. We determine our own future."

US Vice President: I believe Greenland will eventually cooperate with the United States

Vance: Denmark has not kept pace in devoting the resources necessary to keep this base, our troops, and in my view, to keep the people of Greenland safe from aggressive incursions

.@VP: "Why does Greenland matter so much - We know that Russia and China and other nations are taking an extraordinary interest in Arctic passageways, Arctic naval routes, and in the minerals of the Arctic territories. We need to ensure America is leading in the Arctic."

U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance, visited the Pituffik Space Base, Greenland

Putin launched the new nuclear submarine Perm. This is the fifth ship of the Yasen family of projects 885/885M,

Siberia and the Urals should get a rail link to the Arctic to relieve the Trans-Siberian Railway — Putin

Russia needs its own merchant fleet in the Arctic - Putin

Putin in a remarks on development of Arctic says he believes Trump's plans about Greenland are serious

NATO Secretary General: The Alliance stands firm and united, and Europeans are ready and able to do more.

Moscou preocupada per la creixent militarització de l'arxipèlag de Svalbard per part de Noruega, - MFA

Trump just said in the Oval Office that the US would soon be ordering 48 new icebreakers

Polls have opened in Greenland for early parliamentary elections as U.S. President Donald Trump seeks control of the strategic Arctic island

"What President Trump will do about Greenland is very important to our national security." US Vice President J.D. Vance says that Denmark, which controls Greenland, is not doing its job and is not acting as a good ally for Washington regarding the sea lanes used by the Chinese and Russians

New opinion poll shows 85% of Greenlanders do not want to join US