US EditionHas Trump Forgotten About Greenland Takeover? Danish PM Has a Warning
Danish Prime Minister warns US interest in Greenland may resume amid concerns over sovereignty and rare earth minerals, with 60,000 residents fearing American control.
- Earlier this week, Denmark’s leader cautioned lawmakers that it is premature to feel reassured about ongoing U.S. attention toward Greenland.
- Frederiksen's statement followed a period of reduced American attention since President Trump's 2019 attempt to purchase the resource-rich, autonomous Danish territory.
- Tensions resurfaced after Vice President JD Vance's visit to Pituffik Space Base in Greenland in March 2025, which local leaders and Denmark condemned as unwelcome pressure.
- Frederiksen told parliament, 'It is my belief that we cannot,' and emphasized support for Greenland's self-determination amid ongoing U.S. and international interest.
- Greenland's leadership is strengthening trade ties with the EU and U.K., while officials remain wary that future U.S. efforts to assert control are possible.
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Greenland's 60,000 residents still live in fear of an American conquest, said Mette Frederiksen.
Danish PM: Trump Yet to Drop Greenland Ambitions
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Tuesday cautioned that President Donald Trump's long-standing interest in acquiring Greenland may not have faded, telling members of parliament it's too soon to "breathe a sigh of relief." Frederiksen made the comments in her address to open the Danish parliament. Trump last publicly discussed Greenland in March, telling reporters the U.S. will "go as far as we have to go" to get control of the Arctic i…
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned that US President Donald Trump may have forgotten about Greenland for now, but he will return to the topic of the island's accession to the United States.
Denmark's autonomous territory is rich in rare earth metals.
US President Donald Trump may return to the plans on Greenland, warns Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on March, when Parliament's work in Copenhagen was opened. Although the subject disappeared from the White House, Fredericksen considers the United States' interest in the island "has only been moved in a secondary plan", reports Politico.
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