Denmark and Greenland request a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Greenlandic Minister Vivian Motzfeldt posted a formal request on Greenland’s government website after earlier attempts to secure a sit‑down failed, signaling urgent diplomatic damage control[1][2][3].

White House’s “military is always an option” comment fuels alliance anxiety The administration reiterated that “U.S. military is always an option,” while President Trump argued control of Greenland is needed to counter rising Chinese and Russian Arctic activity, prompting immediate alarm among NATO partners and a wave of public rebukes[1][2][3].

European leaders and Denmark’s prime minister warn a takeover would end NATO France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen issued a joint statement that Greenland “belongs to its people” and warned any U.S. annexation would threaten the very existence of the NATO alliance[1][2][3].

Existing U.S. base access and legal levers make annexation strategically unnecessary Denmark’s parliament approved a bill last June expanding U.S. military use of Danish airbases, building on a 2023 agreement that already grants broad access to the Pituffik Space Base in Greenland; Danish officials say the agreement can be terminated if Washington attempts annexation, and analysts note that formal takeover would add little security value while eroding international norms[2][3][1].