US EditionGreenland should hold talks with the US without Denmark, opposition leader says
Naleraq party leader urges direct US-Greenland talks without Denmark citing mediation tensions; the party won 25% of votes in 2025 and seeks a defense agreement with the US.
- Pele Broberg, leader of Naleraq, urged Greenland to hold direct talks with the US government without Denmark, saying `We encourage our current government actually to have a dialogue with the US government without Denmark.`
- President Donald Trump has recently stepped up threats to take over Greenland, whose strategic location and mineral wealth align with US aims to reduce reliance on China.
- Naleraq's leader noted it doubled its seats to eight in last year's election, winning 25 per cent of the vote in a nation of 57,000, and seeks a US defence deal and `free association`.
- Vivian Motzfeldt said Greenland cannot conduct direct talks with the US without Denmark, and a trilateral meeting with Danish and Greenlandic foreign ministers and Marco Rubio is planned next week.
- On Jan 8, NATO ambassadors in Brussels held a `cordial` discussion and broadly agreed to beef up Arctic security, though specific steps remain undecided with some suggesting Baltic Sentry and Eastern Sentry as models.
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UPDATE 3-Greenland should hold talks with the US without Denmark, opposition leader says
The comments come ahead of a planned meeting between the Danish and Greenlandic foreign ministers and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio next week to address tensions between NATO allies. Motzfeldt said it was important to set Greenland's relationship with Washington on a steady course.
The opposition leader in Greenland already speaks clearly about his preferences: between depending on Copenhagen and relying on Washington, he prefers the latter. 25% of the population gave him their vote in May 2025. More information: Trump forces Denmark to sit at the table to talk about the future of Greenland: "There are several ways to solve it."
Greenland is strategically located between Europe and North America, making it a key location for the US ballistic missile defense system. Its rich mineral resources also fit into Washington's goal of reducing dependence on China.
This has been the case since the training at the request of the Greenland authorities, who have requested to meet with the United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, together with representatives of the Danish Government, to address this issue.
Greenland opposition urges direct talks with US
Nuuk (Brussels Morning Newspaper) January 08, 2026 – Naleraq party leader Pele Broberg stated Greenland should pursue direct negotiations with the United States excluding Danish government involvement, citing self-determination rights under the 2009 Self-Government Act. The position responds to President … Read more Continue reading Greenland political opposition advocates independent bilateral talks with US at Brussels Morning Newspaper.
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