Denmark Summons US Envoy Over Alleged Greenland Influence Ops 

Denmark summoned the top US diplomat in Copenhagen on Wednesday after a state media report alleged that American citizens with ties to President Donald Trump carried out covert operations to influence Greenland’s political status, Politico reported. 

The Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR) said domestic intelligence had discovered at least three individuals working on “influence operations” in the Danish territory. 

The state broadcaster reported that the operation was aimed at driving a wedge between Denmark and Greenland. The Trump administration has said it wants Greenland to become part of the United States and even threatened to use military force to make sure that happens. 

According to the report, one of the individuals compiled lists of potential allies and opponents of US influence, while two others maintained political and business ties on the Arctic island. 

It is unclear whether the three acted independently or under the direction of US officials.  

Still, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen warned that any attempt to interfere in Denmark’s internal affairs “will obviously be unacceptable.” Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen echoed his remarks. 

In response, White House officials said they could not confirm the allegations and urged Denmark “to calm down,” the BBC wrote. The US State Department also did not comment on “the actions of private US citizens in Greenland,” but insisted that Washington had always respected the right of the people of Greenland to “determine their own future.”  

The controversy marks the second time this year Denmark summoned the US diplomat over spying in Greenland. 

The row also underscored the ongoing tensions between the two allies over Greenland, a self-governing Danish territory with extensive but mostly untapped mineral and oil resources, USA Today noted. 

The Trump administration has long viewed Greenland as strategically important, given its Arctic location and rare-earth deposits, which are vital to consumer electronics. Danish and Greenlandic leaders, however, insist the island is not for sale. 

Danish intelligence said Greenland “is the target of influence campaigns of various kinds” and confirmed it has increased monitoring in cooperation with local authorities.