The Danish Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, has categorically dismissed any foreign intervention in Denmark and Greenland's affairs, labeling such interference as "unacceptable." Her declaration followed news that White House-linked individuals were reportedly involved in secret influence operations in Greenland.
At least three American citizens tied to former U.S. President Donald Trump have been busy running influence operations on the Arctic island, a Danish television report said Wednesday, the Xinhua news agency reported. The operations involved constructing personal networks and compiling lists of Greenlandic leaders based on their attitudes towards possible U.S. domination, the news agency added.
We have an absolutely clear disagreement regarding Greenland. Any meddling in the Kingdom of Denmark's internal affairs, and in Greenlandic democratic life, is not acceptable," Frederiksen said to journalists, emphasizing that her administration considers the issue "very seriously.
The prime minister also said that Washington has not issued a blanket denial of the allegations. "I note that the Americans did not categorically deny what has been alleged today. That is, of course, serious," she stated.
Frederiksen supplemented that she has already brought the matter up for discussion with U.S. senators, who had the previous presence of Greenland's Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt. "We made it very clear that this is unacceptable, and we will convey this message personally to our colleagues in the United States," she stressed.
The Danish Foreign Ministry then confirmed that the U.S. charge d'affaires had been called in by Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen for negotiations.
Washington's interest in Greenland is no novelty. Since his inauguration, Trump has freely displayed a desire to buy the territory, even going so far as to indicate that "military or economic coercion" might be employed in an effort to do so.
At the same time, Denmark's Security and Intelligence Service has warned that Greenland is more and more the center of foreign efforts at exerting influence to put a strain on Copenhagen-Nuuk relations.
Greenland was formally part of the Kingdom of Denmark since 1953, when it gained its official status as a constituent country. It gained home rule in 1979, though Denmark still has control over its foreign affairs and defense.
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