Brussels 06.01.2026 Six European governments supported Denmark following renewed ambitions of Trump administration that it must have control over Greenland.
🚨⚡️US Government: "What right does Denmark have to Greenland? The US is the power of NATO!"
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“Greenland belongs to its people, and only Denmark and Greenland can decide on matters concerning their relations,” the leaders of the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, and Denmark said in a joint statement published on Danish government site.
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Joint Statement on #Greenland 🇬🇱 by the Heads of State and Government of #Denmark, #France, #Germany, #Italy, #Poland, #Spain and the #UnitedKingdom👇 pic.twitter.com/085fXujsuy— Sebastian Fischer (@SFischer_EU) January 6, 2026
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On Sunday, Donald Trump said the US “needed” Greenland – a semi-autonomous region of fellow Nato member Denmark – for security reasons.
He has refused to rule out the use of force to take control of the territory, and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned on Monday that an attack by the US would spell the end of Nato.
German Government Deputy Spokesperson Sebastian Hille says Greenland is an autonomously administered territory of Denmark, emphasizing that borders cannot be changed or territories annexed by force, responding to US President Donald Trump’s remarks on Greenland.#Denmark… pic.twitter.com/yqkJZJDSIJ
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Greenland has been populated for 5,000 years, by people from Arctic region and Europe. Although part of the North American continent, politically the island is part of Europe, associated with the Old Continent. Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark but has wide-ranging autonomy, which was extended in 2009. However, this does not include foreign and security policy or currency policy.
"From a European perspective, there is only one country that is ready to threaten us, and that is Russia, so we need a very strong response" Prime Minister of Denmark, Frederiksen, a couple of months ago
As it is obvious to everyone, European heads of government and ministers,… pic.twitter.com/RttBNkTTba
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