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 a minimum of 3 other people with connections to President Donald Trump were sporting out covert affect operations in Greenland.
In a long written remark, the U.S. State Division showed that the deputy leader of project in Copenhagen, Mark Stroh, had met with Danish international ministry officers. It declined to remark “at the movements of personal U.S. voters in Greenland.”
“The U.S. govt does no longer keep watch over or direct the movements of personal voters,” it mentioned.
The dept mentioned Stroh had “a productive dialog and reaffirmed the robust ties some of the Executive of Greenland, the US, and Denmark.” It mentioned the U.S. values its relationships with each Denmark, a NATO best friend, and Greenland and famous that Trump and his best aides had all mentioned they admire “the precise of the folk of Greenland to resolve their very own long run.”
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 proceed to foster engagement and cooperation with Denmark and Greenland to reinforce higher safety and prosperity for our international locations,” it mentioned.
Stroh is the second one American diplomat to be summoned by way of a Ecu NATO best friend this week because the Trump management shakes up its option 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 rustic didn’t do sufficient to fight antisemitism.
Trump has time and again mentioned he seeks U.S. jurisdiction over Greenland, an infinite, semiautonomous territory of Denmark. He has no longer dominated out army drive to take keep watch over of the mineral-rich, strategically positioned Arctic island.
Denmark and Greenland have mentioned the island is no longer on the market and condemned studies of the U.S. accumulating intelligence there.
Public broadcaster DR mentioned Danish govt and safety assets that it did not title, in addition to unidentified assets in Greenland and the U.S., consider that a minimum of 3 American nationals with connections to Trump were sporting out covert affect operations within the territory.
A kind of other people allegedly compiled an inventory of U.S.-friendly Greenlanders, amassed names of other people hostile to Trump and were given locals to indicate instances that may be used to forged Denmark in a foul gentle in American media, the broadcaster reported. Two others have attempted to nurture contacts with politicians, businesspeople and locals, in line with the record.
DR mentioned its tale used to be according to data from a complete of 8 assets, who consider the objective is to weaken family members with Denmark from inside of Greenlandic society. It mentioned it have been not able to elucidate whether or not the American citizens had been running at their very own initiative or on orders from any individual else. It mentioned it is aware of their names however selected to not submit them to offer protection to its assets.
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 may no longer independently ascertain the record.
“We’re mindful that international actors proceed to turn an hobby in Greenland and its place within the Kingdom of Denmark,” Danish Overseas Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen mentioned in a remark. “It’s subsequently no longer unexpected if we enjoy out of doors makes an attempt to persuade the way forward for the Kingdom within the time forward.”
“Any try to intervene within the inner affairs of the Kingdom will in fact be unacceptable,” Rasmussen mentioned.
Cooperation between the governments of Denmark and Greenland “is shut and according to mutual believe,” he added.
The White Space, just like the U.S. Embassy in Copenhagen, would no longer remark at the substance of DR’s reporting that American citizens with connections to Trump were sporting out covert affect operations in Greenland. However a White Space reputable, who used to be no longer licensed to remark publicly and spoke handiest at the situation of anonymity, downplayed Denmark’s considerations and instructed “the Danes wish to chill out.”
The Danish Safety and Intelligence Provider mentioned it believes that “specifically within the present state of affairs, Greenland is a goal for affect campaigns of more than a few types” that would purpose to create divisions within the courting between Denmark and Greenland.
It mentioned it “assesses that this may well be achieved by way of exploiting current or fabricated disagreements, for instance in reference to well known person instances, or by way of selling or amplifying sure viewpoints in Greenland in regards to the Kingdom, the US, or different nations with a specific hobby in Greenland.”
The provider, recognized by way of its Danish acronym PET, mentioned that lately, it has “incessantly bolstered” its efforts and presence in Greenland in cooperation with government there, and can proceed to take action.
