Since 2025, the second Donald Trump administration of the United States has sought to annex Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, triggering an ongoing international diplomatic crisis. This e
"Hands off Greenland" protests in Copenhagen, 2026
Greenland's head of state, King Frederik X, and the Greenland prime minister Múte Bourup Egede visit Pituffik Space Base and are greeted on the runway by US base commander Jason Terry, with Greenlandic, Danish, and US flags in the background, 29 June 2024. The King and the Prime Minister made a stop at the base when travelling to Qaanaaq in the north of Greenland and are wearing traditional Greenlandic blue anoraks.
Royal Danish Navy frigate HDMS Absalon (F341) off the coast of Greenland
US vice-president JD Vance and his wife Usha Vance at Pituffik Space Base, March 2025
Operation Arctic Endurance is a 2026 military exercise led by the Kingdom of Denmark in its autonomous territory of Greenland, officially to counter potential Russian activity, but in actuality to det
Greenland crisis
…Greenland in the event of an attack. Both NATO and EU members would be obliged to assist Denmark in the event of an attack. Denmark and eight NATO allies deployed forces to defend the territory. In response, Trump threatened a trade war against the EU, leading European politicians to suspend a proposed EU–US trade agreement and consider placing…
Major General Peter Harling Boysen, the Chief of the Royal Danish Army, arrived in Greenland with a substantial force on 19–20 January. Boysen has extensive experience from international warzones and special operations, and said he was ready to defend Greenland.