Denmark to summon US ambassador following Greenland envoy appointment

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In December 2025, Denmark summoned the US ambassador following President Trump's appointment of Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as special envoy to Greenland. Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen expressed anger over Landry's appointment and his statement about making Greenland part of the US, calling it "totally unacceptable" and a violation of Danish sovereignty. The Danish Foreign Ministry will demand an explanation from the US ambassador. The EU also voiced support for Denmark's sovereignty and territorial integrity. This action follows Trump's repeated attempts to acquire Greenland, citing security reasons, despite opposition from both Denmark and Greenland, whose population largely desires independence from Denmark, but not integration with the US.

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EU spokesman Anouar El Anouni said preserving Denmark’s sovereignty is “essential” for the bloc.

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Jeff Landry hailed plans “to make Greenland a part of the US”.

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Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen was “deeply angered” by the appointment.

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Denmark summoned the US ambassador after the US appointed a special envoy to Greenland.

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The vast majority of Greenland’s 57,000 people want to become independent from Denmark.

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Copenhagen slams Jeff Landry’s statement regarding annexation of the territory as ‘totally unacceptable’.Published On 22 Dec 2025Denmark has summoned the United States ambassador after President Donald Trump’s appointment of a special envoy to Greenland.Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said on Monday that he was “deeply angered” by the appointment of Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as envoy to the autonomous Danish territory, which Trump has several times threatened to annex.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Greenland will never be ‘piece of property’ to be bought, PM sayslist 2 of 3‘Tearing down’: What drives Trump’s foreign policy?list 3 of 3Macron visits Greenland in solidarity amid Trump designs on Arctic islandend of listRasmussen said he was particularly disturbed by comments from Landry on accepting the appointment that hailed plans “to make Greenland a part of the US”.Calling the statement “totally unacceptable”, he demanded that Washington respect Danish sovereignty and said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs would soon summon the US ambassador for “an explanation”.The US move also appeared to receive pushback from the European Union, with EU spokesman Anouar El Anouni saying that preserving Denmark’s sovereignty and territorial integrity is “essential” for the bloc.Despite Denmark being a NATO ally, Trump has repeatedly antagonised the Nordic state by threatening to take control of Greenland, which is largely self-governing but incorporated into Denmark.Trump has insisted that the US needs the resource-rich island for security reasons. He has refused to rule out the use of military force to seize control, noting in March that the US would “go as far as we have to”.The leaders of both Denmark and Greenland have repeatedly said the huge Arctic island is not for sale and will decide its future itself.According to a January opinion poll, the vast majority of Greenland’s 57,000 people want to become independent from Denmark, but they do not wish to become part of the US.

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