US EditionTrump Renews Push to Annex Greenland After Venezuela Strike
President Trump cited Greenland's strategic Arctic location and mineral wealth as vital for U.S. national security, despite strong opposition from Denmark and Greenland's government.
- U.S. President Donald Trump signalled interest in Greenland, a self-governing Danish territory, saying the U.S. 'needs' it for Arctic security and controlling North Atlantic approaches.
- Climate change is thinning Arctic ice, opening a northwest passage and intensifying competition for Greenland's rare earth minerals, which face harsh conditions and strict environmental controls.
- The U.S. Department of Defense operates Pituffik Space Base, supporting missile and space surveillance, while Joint Arctic Command in Nuuk plans three naval vessels and two surveillance drones, and Denmark stations the Sirius Dog Sled Patrol for reconnaissance.
- Denmark and Greenland have rejected U.S. designs, insisting about 56,000 local people will decide their future, while Denmark strengthens its military presence amid European concerns after Russia's 2022 invasion.
- China, which declared itself a 'near-Arctic state' and announced plans for a 'Polar Silk Road,' faces U.S. rejection and Russian military responses, intensifying Arctic competition.
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
COLUMNIST: The Greenland alarm is sounding—Europe needs to hear it
Denmark was worried about U.S. intentions toward Greenland even before Donald Trump sent his troops and bombers into Venezuela over the weekend, but now the Danes are truly alarmed--and so they should be. Even if its vast island territory isn't the next item on the U.S. president's acquisition list (which surely features Colombia), he seems determined to take it before leaving office.
Europe Talks the Talk, but Will It Walk the Walk on Greenland?
The leaders of some of Europe’s biggest powers—though, notably, not the European Union itself—came together on Tuesday to issue a statement stressing that “Greenland belongs to its people” and “it is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland.” Joint Statement on Greenlandhttps://t.co/ORMWHpKEJt pic.twitter.com/wu1SdF1INN— Statsministeriet (@Statsmin) January 6, 2026 This was in response to Do…
Daily News Hungary
Greenland’s PM pushes back at Trump as NATO allies rally against US takeover talk
Greenland’s prime minister has firmly rejected comparisons with Venezuela and dismissed any notion of a rapid US takeover, responding directly to renewed remarks by Donald Trump about acquiring the Arctic territory. As Greenland and Denmark pushed back against what Copenhagen called “threats,” a growing number of European and NATO allies publicly closed ranks, warning that sovereignty, territorial integrity, and the inviolability of borders are …
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