Denmark Rallies Support in Greenland Standoff: Evening Briefing Europe

Europe is uniting in response to US President Donald Trump’s efforts to appropriate Greenland. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen sought to drum up support from German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin and French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris before a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. The tour of major capitals comes on the heels of a viral photo of Frederiksen sitting down for a meal with the leaders of Finland, Sweden and Norway over the weekend.

Alongside the demonstrations of solidarity, Denmark has reiterated its ties with Greenland by injecting 14.6 billion kroner ($2 billion) into boosting defense capabilities on the mineral-rich Arctic island — part of a broader initiative to step up patrols in the North Atlantic. Despite near daily pressure from the White House, Denmark’s strategy is to avoid escalation by not publicly engaging with Trump’s threats.