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Greenland official says people are "very worried" about Trump's calls to take over the island, calling it “unfathomable.”

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen: We want to strengthen security cooperation in the Arctic—with the United States, NATO, Europe, and our Arctic NATO allies. Just as the Baltic states do not defend NATO’s eastern flank alone, security in the Arctic is a shared responsibility. NATO must protect Greenland as it does every part of its territory, and that collective guarantee is the strongest defense against Russian or Chinese threats in the Arctic

The Danish Prime Minister and the Premier of Greenland will hold a press conference at 3pm Danish time. —TV2

The foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland will meet U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio tomorrow to make their case against Donald Trump’s threats over the Arctic island

Germany's Merz says he shares Trump's security concerns about Greenland and wants a NATO-based solution, not confrontation. "We share the American concerns that this part of Denmark needs to be better protected I hope that we will reach a mutually acceptable solution within NATO”

NATO is weighing new initiatives to strengthen vigilance around Greenland, including an “Arctic Sentry” concept modeled on “Baltic Sentry” using aircraft and vessels to protect critical infrastructure. Denmark is expected to set the direction and pace - VG

Trump: I’m the one who SAVED NATO

“If we don’t take Greenland, Russia or China will take Greenland, and I’m am not going to let that happen,” President Donald J. Trump tells reporters earlier onboard Air Force One, stating that he would love to make a deal with them instead of military action, but says, “one way or the other, we’re gonna have Greenland.”

Danish MP Rasmus Jarlov: Denmark will not hand over Greenland even if the USA threatens us with nuclear weapons

EU drawing up plans for SANCTIONS on US tech companies and banks if Trump rejects a proposed NATO deployment to Greenland — The Telegraph

Trump: "I'm a fan of Denmark too. They've been very nice to me. But the fact that they had a boat land there [Greenland] 500 years ago doesn't mean they own the land. I'm sure we had lots of boats go there also."

Trump says the United States will “do something on Greenland whether they like it or not,” saying he will not accept Russia or China as neighbors there. Trump said he prefers “the easy way,” but warned the U.S. would act “the hard way” if necessary, adding that Denmark “doesn’t own” Greenland

The UK is quietly taking a leading role on Greenland, trying to persuade Trump he doesn’t need to take it over by demonstrating Europe is serious about Arctic security. In last 48 hours Starmer has spoken to Trump twice about the High North, as well as Frederiksen, Rutte, Macron, Merz. The UK this week deployed 1,500 Royal Marines commandos to northern Norway. It led discussion on the topic at NATO’s North Atlantic Council. Healey sent message to Danish counterpart. All suggests a larger British role than publicly advertised. Starmer has been telling Trump that Europe will do more in the Arctic and urging European counterparts to step up their security presence and cooperation with the US there

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke today with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, to discuss ongoing efforts to end the Russian invasion of Ukraine as well as the significance of Arctic Security for all members of NATO

Canadian PM Carney spoke with German Chancellor Merz on strengthening Euro-Atlantic security, backing Ukraine with robust guarantees, and upholding Denmark’s sovereignty—incl Greenland. They also discussed Arctic security and deeper Canada–Germany cooperation on AI, defense, critical minerals, and energy.

Vice President Vance met today in Washington with British Deputy Prime Minister @DavidLammy. They discussed Ukraine, Venezuela and Greenland, per British official. They will continue discussions over dinner this evening at the British Embassy

Trump advisers met at the White House with Denmark, Greenland envoys as Trump reignites 'takeover' talk - AP

.@PressSec on Greenland: "@POTUS has been very open and clear. that he views it in the best interest of the United States to deter Russian and Chinese aggression in the arctic region—and so that's why his team is currently talking about what a potential purchase would look like."

White House on Greenland: being actively discussed by Trump and national security team

Speaker Mike Johnson this morning again dismisses the White House saying military action is on the table to seize Greenland — “I don't think anybody's talking about using military force in Greenland. They're looking at diplomatic channels.”

Sec. Rubio tells lawmakers that recent Trump threats against Greenland didn't signal an imminent invasion and that the goal is to buy the island from Denmark - WSJ

President Trump is considering using military force to acquire Greenland, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt tells CNBC

The White House: Trump and his team are discussing options for acquiring Greenland, and the use of the US military remains a viable option.

Joint Statement on Greenland

Department of State: This is OUR Hemisphere, and President Trump will not allow our security to be threatened

French Foreign Minister Barrot: Greenland is neither to be taken nor for sale. It is a European territory. nnI stated this clearly during my visit there, in Nuuk, last September

Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says Donald Trump is serious about wanting to take control of Greenland, despite clear rejection from both Greenland and Denmark. “If the United States attacks another NATO country, everything stops.” - Reuters

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul: Denmark is a member of NATO, Greenland will also be defended by NATO in principle

Greenland PM to Trump: "That's enough now." "No more pressure. No more insinuations. No more fantasies of annexation," Jens-Frederik Nielsen said on Facebook. "We are open to dialogue. We are open to discussions. But this must happen through the proper channels and with respect for international law

Trump to the Atlantic: We do need Greenland, absolutely. [Greenland is] surrounded by Russian and Chinese ships. We need it for defense