Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said it was completely absurd to talk about the need for the United States to seize Greenland, recalling that Denmark, and therefore Greenland, is a member of NATO.
This is reported by the BBC.
Frederiksen's statement came after Katie Miller, the wife of one of Trump's aides, Stephen Miller, posted on Twitter a map of Greenland in the colors of the American flag with the inscription "SOON".
SOON pic.twitter.com/XU6VmZxph3
— Katie Miller (@KatieMiller) January 3, 2026
In addition, Trump himself raised the question of the possibility of annexing Greenland to the United States, citing its strategic location and mineral wealth.
The Danish Prime Minister, in a statement published on the Danish government's website, said she was addressing the United States "very directly." She said Denmark – "and therefore Greenland" – is a member of NATO and is subject to the alliance's security guarantees. Frederiksen also stressed that Denmark already has a defense agreement with the United States that provides access to Greenland, and that Denmark has increased its security investments in the Arctic region.
"I therefore strongly urge the United States to stop making threats against a historically close ally and against another country and another people who have made it very clear that they are not for sale," she said.
A few hours later, on Air Force One, Trump reiterated that goal: "We need Greenland from a national security perspective, and Denmark will not be able to do that."
The statements came after the US carried out a major military operation against Venezuela on Saturday, capturing its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife and taking them to New York.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, Trump had previously said that the United States "needs Greenland" for national security, not for its minerals.
After that, Trump's envoy to Greenland said that the US was not going to annex the island.
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