Denmark's prime minister insists sovereignty is non-negotiable as Trump announces Greenland deal 'framework'

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is insisting that Denmark volition not negociate connected its sovereignty of Greenland contempt President Donald Trump announcing a "framework" of a woody for the U.S. to acquisition the Arctic territory has been reached.

In a statement, she indicated that the federation is unfastened to discussions with allies arsenic agelong arsenic the engagement respects Denmark's "territorial integrity."

"Security successful the Arctic is simply a substance for the full NATO alliance. Therefore, it is bully and earthy that it is besides discussed betwixt NATO's Secretary General and the President of the United States. The Kingdom of Denmark has agelong worked for NATO to summation its engagement successful the Arctic," Frederiksen noted successful the statement, which was written successful Danish.

"We person been successful adjacent dialog with NATO and I person spoken to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte connected an ongoing basis, including some earlier and aft his gathering with President Trump successful Davos. NATO is afloat alert of the presumption of the Kingdom of Denmark. We tin negociate connected everything political; security, investments, economy. But we cannot negociate connected our sovereignty," she asserted. 

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Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen holds a property league successful the Mirror Hall astatine the Prime Minister's Office, astatine Christiansborg successful Copenhagen, Denmark, connected Jan. 13, 2026.  (Kristian Tuxen Ladegaard Berg/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

The Danish premier curate noted that "only Denmark and Greenland themselves tin marque decisions connected issues concerning Denmark and Greenland. The Kingdom of Denmark wishes to proceed to prosecute successful a constructive dialog with allies connected however we tin fortify information successful the Arctic, including the US's Golden Dome, provided that this is done with respect for our territorial integrity."

Her comments travel aft Trump announced connected Truth Social that, "Based upon a precise productive gathering that I person had with the Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte, we person formed the model of a aboriginal woody with respect to Greenland and, successful fact, the full Arctic Region."

"This solution, if consummated, volition beryllium a large 1 for the United States of America, and each NATO Nations," Trump wrote successful the post. "Based upon this understanding, I volition not beryllium imposing the Tariffs that were scheduled to spell into effect connected February 1st. Additional discussions are being held concerning The Golden Dome arsenic it pertains to Greenland."

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President Donald Trump gives a code astatine the World Economic Forum (WEF) connected Jan. 21, 2026, successful Davos, Switzerland.  (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

During a code astatine the World Economic Forum yearly gathering successful Switzerland connected Thursday, Trump seemed to bespeak that helium would not usage unit to prehend Greenland.

While discussing NATO, helium said, "We astir apt won't get thing unless I determine to usage excessive spot and force, wherever we would beryllium frankly unstoppable. But, I won't bash that."

"I won't usage force. All the United States is asking for is simply a spot called Greenland," Trump said.

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In a station connected X, Denmark's Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, said, "We invited that POTUS has ruled retired to instrumentality Greenland by unit and paused the commercialized war. Now, let’s beryllium down and find retired however we tin code the American information concerns successful the Arctic portion respecting the reddish lines of the KoD."