Denmark summoned the US charge d'affaires after intelligence indicated US citizens conducted covert influence operations in Greenland to promote secession to the United States. The government said at least three people with ties to Donald Trump's administration were involved. Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen warned that any interference in the Kingdom’s internal affairs would be unacceptable and ordered diplomatic talks. President Trump has emphasized US strategic interest in Greenland and has not ruled out using force to secure it. Most Greenlanders favor independence from Denmark but oppose joining the United States. Denmark has sought closer ties with Greenland; French President Emmanuel Macron visited in June.
Denmark has summoned the United States charge d'affaires for talks over Danish intelligence reports that US citizens have been conducting covert influence operations in Greenland, Denmark's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. The diplomat was summoned on Wednesday after Denmark's main national broadcaster reported that the government believed that at least three people with connections to Donald Trump's administration have been carrying out covert influence operations aimed at promoting Greenland's secession from Denmark to the United States.
We are aware that foreign actors continue to show an interest in Greenland and its position in the Kingdom of Denmark. It is therefore not surprising if we experience outside attempts to influence the future of the Kingdom in the time ahead, Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said in a statement. Any attempt to interfere in the internal affairs of the Kingdom will of course be unacceptable, he said, adding that he had asked the Foreign Ministry to summon the US charge d'affaires
Since returning to the White House in January, Trump has repeatedly said the US needs the strategically located, resource-rich island semiautonomous Danish territory for security reasons, and has refused to rule out the use of force to secure it. The majority of Greenland's 57,000 people want to become independent from Denmark, but do not wish to become part of the United States, according to a January opinion poll.
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