US EditionTrump Renews Push to Annex Greenland After Venezuela Strike
President Trump cited Greenland's strategic U.S. military bases and critical mineral resources amid rising Russian and Chinese Arctic activity, renewing acquisition calls in January 2026.
- U.S. President Donald Trump signalled interest in Greenland, a self-governing Danish territory, saying the U.S. 'needs' it for Arctic security and controlling North Atlantic approaches.
- Climate change is thinning Arctic ice, opening a northwest passage and intensifying competition for Greenland's rare earth minerals, which face harsh conditions and strict environmental controls.
- The U.S. Department of Defense operates Pituffik Space Base, supporting missile and space surveillance, while Joint Arctic Command in Nuuk plans three naval vessels and two surveillance drones, and Denmark stations the Sirius Dog Sled Patrol for reconnaissance.
- Denmark and Greenland have rejected U.S. designs, insisting about 56,000 local people will decide their future, while Denmark strengthens its military presence amid European concerns after Russia's 2022 invasion.
- China, which declared itself a 'near-Arctic state' and announced plans for a 'Polar Silk Road,' faces U.S. rejection and Russian military responses, intensifying Arctic competition.
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Paris. France, Spain and Denmark yesterday separately reiterated that Greenland “is not for sale,” in the face of growing threats from the U.S. government, which aims to seize that independent territory and suggests to European countries “take seriously” President Donald Trump.
US and Greenland: Understanding Trump's Obsession over the Arctic Island
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. The renewed push has reignited anxiety across Europe and drawn sharp criticism from several US allies. For decades, Washington has viewed Greenland as strategically important, and the Trump administration has once more placed the island at the centre of its Arctic agenda by reviving discussions around altering the status of the Danish territory. World News | US and Greenland: Understanding Tr…
Concern in European capitals over U.S. imperialist cravings has skyrocketed, but Brussels seems paralysed as Washington closes meetings with Denmark and launches options to stay on the island Read
Fear, not defiance, greets Trump's threats in Greenland
US President Donald Trump's threats have brought fear, not defiance, to Greenland. A cultural instinct to avoid confrontation is colliding with a moment demanding the opposite, writes Deputy Foreign Editor Edmund Heaphy from the country's capital, Nuuk.
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