FILE – A view of homes in Nuuk, Greenland, Sunday, June 22, 2025
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Denmark’s international minister summoned the highest U.S. diplomat within the nation for talks after the principle nationwide broadcaster reported Wednesday that no less than three individuals with connections to President Donald Trump have been finishing up covert affect operations in Greenland.
In a prolonged written assertion, the U.S. State Division confirmed that the deputy chief of mission in Copenhagen, Mark Stroh, had met with Danish international ministry officers. It declined to remark “on the actions of private U.S. citizens in Greenland.”
“The U.S. government does not control or direct the actions of private citizens,” it stated.
The division stated Stroh had “a productive conversation and reaffirmed the strong ties among the Government of Greenland, the United States, and Denmark.” It stated the U.S. values its relationships with each Denmark, a NATO ally, and Greenland and famous that Trump and his prime aides had all stated they respect “the right of the people of Greenland to determine their own future.”
Mark Stroh, the highest U.S. diplomat in Denmark, arrives the Ministry of Overseas Affairs in Copenhagen, Denmark, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025.
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“We continue to foster engagement and cooperation with Denmark and Greenland to support increased security and prosperity for our nations,” it stated.
Stroh is the second American diplomat to be summoned by a European NATO ally this week because the Trump administration shakes up its method to international coverage. France had referred to as U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner to its international ministry after he despatched a letter to French President Emmanuel Macron alleging the nation didn’t do sufficient to fight antisemitism.
Trump has repeatedly stated he seeks U.S. jurisdiction over Greenland, an enormous, semiautonomous territory of Denmark. He has not dominated out navy drive to take management of the mineral-rich, strategically situated Arctic island.
Denmark and Greenland have stated the island is not on the market and condemned stories of the U.S. gathering intelligence there.
Public broadcaster DR stated Danish authorities and safety sources that it did not title, in addition to unidentified sources in Greenland and the U.S., imagine that no less than three American nationals with connections to Trump have been finishing up covert affect operations within the territory.
A type of individuals allegedly compiled an inventory of U.S.-friendly Greenlanders, collected names of individuals against Trump and bought locals to level out instances that could possibly be used to solid Denmark in a foul gentle in American media, the broadcaster reported. Two others have tried to nurture contacts with politicians, businesspeople and locals, in response to the report.
DR stated its story was primarily based on data from a complete of eight sources, who imagine the purpose is to weaken relations with Denmark from inside Greenlandic society. It stated it had been unable to make clear whether or not the People had been working at their very own initiative or on orders from another person. It stated it is aware of their names however selected to not publish them to guard its sources.
Mark Stroh, the highest U.S. diplomat in Denmark, arrives the Ministry of Overseas Affairs in Copenhagen, Denmark, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025.
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The Related Press couldn’t independently verify the report.
“We are aware that foreign actors continue to show an interest in Greenland and its position in the Kingdom of Denmark,” Danish Overseas Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen stated in an announcement. “It is therefore not surprising if we experience outside attempts to influence the future of the Kingdom in the time ahead.”
“Any attempt to interfere in the internal affairs of the Kingdom will of course be unacceptable,” Rasmussen stated.
Cooperation between the governments of Denmark and Greenland “is close and based on mutual trust,” he added.
The White Home, just like the U.S. Embassy in Copenhagen, wouldn’t touch upon the substance of DR’s reporting that People with connections to Trump have been finishing up covert affect operations in Greenland. However a White Home official, who was not approved to remark publicly and spoke solely on the situation of anonymity, downplayed Denmark’s considerations and urged “the Danes need to calm down.”
The Danish Safety and Intelligence Service stated it believes that “particularly in the current situation, Greenland is a target for influence campaigns of various kinds” that would intention to create divisions within the relationship between Denmark and Greenland.
It stated it “assesses that this could be done by exploiting existing or fabricated disagreements, for example in connection with well-known individual cases, or by promoting or amplifying certain viewpoints in Greenland regarding the Kingdom, the United States, or other countries with a particular interest in Greenland.”
The service, recognized by its Danish acronym PET, stated that in recent times, it has “continuously strengthened” its efforts and presence in Greenland in cooperation with authorities there, and can proceed to take action.
