During a demonstration in front of the American consulate in Nuuk, Greenland, on March 15, 2025. The sign reads "We are not for sale." CHRISTIAN KLINDT SOELBECK/RITZAU SCANPIX/AFP
On May 8, the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs had already summoned the chargé d'affaires of the US embassy in Copenhagen (the ambassador position has been vacant since March), following the publication of an article by the Wall Street Journal. The financial daily reported that Washington intended to step up its surveillance operations in Greenland, the autonomous Danish territory that President Donald Trump has long dreamed of annexing. On Wednesday, August 27, her successor was also summoned to provide explanations after the broadcast that morning of an investigative report on DR, the public broadcaster.
The report exposed an "attempted infiltration" of Greenland by individuals in Trump's inner circle. Citing eight anonymous sources, the journalists identified at least three people close to the US president who regularly visited the island to carry out activities aimed at "fracturing relations with Denmark," according to DR.
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From forced evictions to Vance's visit, Greenland base encapsulates history of Denmark-US relations
