Denmark summoned the senior US diplomat after reports that at least three US citizens with connections to the Trump administration conducted covert influence operations in Greenland. The covert activity on the mineral-rich Arctic island threatens to strain ties between the two NATO allies and is viewed in Copenhagen as an attack on national sovereignty. Danish authorities called the interference unacceptable and ordered the Foreign Ministry to summon the US charge d'affaires. Public broadcaster DR said the individuals aimed to weaken ties between Denmark and Greenland, citing eight sources, and that one reportedly compiled lists of Greenlanders' attitudes toward US control. The US mission in Copenhagen is led by Mark Stroh.
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen on Wednesday said he had summoned the senior US diplomat in Copenhagen after reports that US citizens linked to US President Donald Trump's administration carried out influence operations in Greenland. Reports of covert activity on the vast Arctic island, rich in minerals, threaten to strain ties between the two NATO allies. Officials in Copenhagen view such foreign interference as an attack on national sovereignty.
Public broadcaster DR reported that at least three US citizens with connections to the Trump administration had been involved in secret influence operations in Greenland. The individuals were not named. Rasmussen said any interference in Danish internal affairs was "unacceptable" and ordered the Foreign Ministry to summon the US charge d'affaires. DR said the three were trying to weaken ties between Denmark and Greenland, citing information from eight sources. The broadcaster said it was unclear whether they were acting independently or under orders.
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