Denmark summons U.S. envoy over Trump-linked Greenland reports

Denmark summoned the top United States diplomat in Copenhagen after reports that American nationals with ties to President Donald Trump have been conducting covert influence operations in Greenland, the semiautonomous Danish territory at the center of a geopolitical dispute over its future. Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen described any attempt to interfere in the Kingdom’s internal affairs as unacceptable and instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to bring in the U.S. chargé d’affaires for a focused discussion. The move highlights heightened scrutiny of foreign influence in Greenland, where officials say authorities are vigilant against efforts to destabilize relations between Denmark and Greenland.

Greenland’s status as an autonomous part of Denmark gives it a unique political and strategic position in the Arctic. Danish authorities have long stressed that Greenland is not for sale and that cooperation within the Kingdom remains central to both sides’ security and governance. In recent months, conversations surrounding Greenland have also intersected with broad U.S. questions about Arctic presence and security commitments in the region. Danish officials have...