A U.S. military seizure of Greenland from a longtime ally, Denmark, would send shock waves through the NATO alliance and deepen the divide between Trump and European leaders. “We want to take action, but we want to do so together with our European partners,” he said on France Inter radio. A German government source said separately that Germany was “closely working together with other European countries and Denmark on the next steps regarding Greenland”. Trump has repeatedly said Russian and Chinese vessels are stalking waters around Greenland, which Denmark disputes. Vessel tracking data from MarineTraffic and LSEG show no presence of Chinese or Russian ships near Greenland.

Source: Huffington Post January 07, 2026 15:30 UTC