Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Frederiksen said Trump’s intentions regarding Greenland “remain unchanged.” “We are talking about threats, but as you, Jens-Frederik (prime minister of the island — ed.

In a paper for the Bruegel think tank, economists Moreno Bertoldi and Marco Buti argued E.U. governments should "proactively protect Greenland from U.S. expansionism" and activate the bloc's rapid deployment capacity of up to 5,000 troops.

Congress members said that President Trump’s coveting of Greenland had left a mark, even as they expressed hope for a less bellicose approach to foreign relations.

Graham's blunt message came at POLITICO ’s 2026 Munich Security Conference on Friday, Feb. 13, after journalist Jonathan Martin asked the South Carolina Republican, 70, if he has a message for Europeans in the audience “who are obviously nervous” about Trump’s controversial plans for the NATO territory.

Maybe the US will let Denmark keep this part of Greenland. Two Danes claim they developed cancer after helping to clean up plutonium-contaminated snow and ice after an American bomber crash in Greenland six decades ago.

The uneasy relations between Denmark and the United States will manifest in, of all places, a hockey game on Saturday night.

Trump’s aggressive push to gain control of Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark, has been met with intense backlash from Europe