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Diplomatic tension, Denmark accuses US of "secret operations" in Greenland

2025-08-27 18:49:48Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Diplomatic tension, Denmark accuses US of "secret operations" in
Greenland

Denmark's foreign minister has summoned the top US diplomat in Copenhagen after a report that US citizens have been conducting covert operations in Greenland.

According to Danish public broadcaster DR, cited sources said the aim was to infiltrate society there and promote its secession from Denmark to join the US, although it was not clarified who these individuals were working for.

The Danish intelligence service has warned that Greenland is becoming the target of "various types of influence campaigns".

Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen stated that "any attempt to interfere in the internal affairs of the Kingdom [of Denmark] will, of course, be unacceptable" and that, for this reason, the US chargé d'affaires has been summoned.

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed his desire to annex Greenland, an autonomous part of the Kingdom of Denmark, while Vice President JD Vance has accused Copenhagen of not investing enough in the territory.

During a visit to Greenland a few months ago, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned the US that "you cannot annex another country."

In a statement to the BBC, Rasmussen said the government is "aware that foreign actors continue to show interest in Greenland and its position in the Kingdom of Denmark" and that "it would not be surprising if we experienced external attempts to influence the future of the Kingdom in the near future."

Denmark is a member of NATO and the European Union and has long considered the United States one of its closest allies, and the Danes have been shocked by Trump's determination to control the semi-autonomous territory. The US president said this year that he would not rule out taking it by force.

The Danish security and intelligence service PET has assessed that the influence campaigns aim to “create discord in relations between Denmark and Greenland,” by exploiting “existing or fabricated disagreements,” either through “traditional agents of physical influence or through disinformation.” PET added that it has strengthened its presence in Greenland and cooperation with local authorities.

Currently, the US does not have an ambassador in Copenhagen, so Rasmussen has summoned Mark Stroh, who as chargé d'affaires is the most senior diplomat in the Danish capital.

Rasmussen already summoned the US ambassador to Denmark earlier this year, following a separate report in May suggesting that US spy agencies had been instructed to focus their efforts on Greenland.

The DR report on Wednesday detailed a visit by an American to Greenland's capital, Nuuk, where he sought to compile a list of Greenlanders who supported the US effort to take over the island. The goal, according to the DR, was to recruit them for a secession movement.

The previous May report by the Wall Street Journal also mentioned gathering information on the Greenland independence movement, as well as attitudes toward mineral exploitation by Americans.

At the time, US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard did not deny the report, but accused the Wall Street Journal of "violating the law and undermining our country's security and democracy."


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