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January 07, 2026
Six European allies back Denmark after US claims over Greenland
Six European countries have voiced strong support for Denmark after the United States renewed its insistence that it must control Greenland, warning that any change to the island’s status must respect international law and the wishes of its people.
According to BBC, in a joint statement issued on Tuesday, the leaders of the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and Denmark stressed that Greenland belongs to its people and said that only Denmark and Greenland had the right to decide the terms of their relationship.
The statement followed comments by US President Donald Trump on Sunday in which he said the United States “needed” Greenland for security reasons.
Trump has refused to rule out the use of force to take control of the Arctic territory, which is a semi-autonomous region of Denmark, a fellow Nato member.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned on Monday that any US attack on Greenland would effectively bring an end to Nato, the transatlantic military alliance built on the principle of collective defence.
Tensions over Greenland have intensified in the wake of the recent US military intervention in Venezuela, during which American forces seized President Nicolás Maduro and transferred him to New York to face drugs and weapons charges.
Following the raid, Trump said the United States would “run” Venezuela for an unspecified period and signalled a return to the 1823 Monroe Doctrine, asserting US supremacy in the western hemisphere.
The operation has fuelled fears in Europe that Washington could be willing to use force elsewhere.
A day after the Venezuela raid, Katie Miller, the wife of senior Trump aide Stephen Miller, posted a map of Greenland coloured like the US flag on social media, alongside the word “SOON”.
On Monday, Stephen Miller said it was “the formal position of the US government that Greenland should be part of the US”.
Speaking to CNN, he argued that American control of Greenland was necessary to secure the Arctic region and protect Nato interests, adding, “Nobody’s going to fight the US over the future of Greenland.”
In their joint response, the seven European leaders said they shared Washington’s concern about Arctic security, but insisted it must be addressed collectively by Nato allies and in line with international law.
They emphasised the need to uphold “the principles of the UN Charter, including sovereignty, territorial integrity and the inviolability of borders”.
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