"The leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom joined Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in defending Greenland's sovereignty in the wake of Trump's comments about Greenland, which is a self-governing territory of the kingdom of Denmark and thus part of the NATO military alliance. "Greenland belongs to its people," the statement said. "It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland.""
"Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff, said Monday that Greenland should be part of the United States in spite of a warning by Frederiksen that a U.S. takeover of Greenland would amount to the end of NATO. "The president has been clear for months now that the United States should be the nation that has Greenland as part of our overall security apparatus," Miller said during an interview with CNN Monday afternoon."
"Trump has argued the U.S. needs to control Greenland to ensure the security of the NATO territory in the face of rising threats from China and Russia in the Arctic. "It's so strategic right now," he told reporters Sunday. "Greenland is covered with Russian and Chinese ships all over the place," Trump said. "We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security, and Denmark is not going to be able to do it.""
European governments and Denmark jointly asserted that Greenland belongs to its people and that only Denmark and Greenland may decide its affairs. The statement named France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom as supporting Frederiksen's defense of Greenland's sovereignty. White House officials reiterated a U.S. position that Greenland should be part of American security arrangements, citing strategic concerns. President Trump emphasized alleged Chinese and Russian activity near Greenland and argued the U.S. must control the island for national security. Frederiksen warned that any U.S. takeover would jeopardize NATO.
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