It’s the latest twist in a play for Denmark’s snow-covered Arctic island by Trump. “They think we’re for sale but they just don’t understand us,” said Aaja, rolling her eyes at the memory of seeing a grinning Donald Trump jnr stroll last year through Nuuk, the tiny Greenland capital. Few in Nuuk believe Washington’s arguments that its takeover ambition is about reversing Danish neglect of regional security. A rattled Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen warned Trump this week that taking the island territory by force would collapse Nato. One in two want to remain Danish, 8 per cent could imagine becoming American while 37 per cent are unsure.

Source: The Irish Times January 10, 2026 10:32 UTC