Denmark summons US envoy after report of Americans carrying out influence operations in Greenland
Aug 27, 2025, 1:05 AM | Updated: 8:18 am
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s foreign minister had the top U.S. diplomat in the country summoned for talks after the main national broadcaster reported Wednesday that at least three people with connections to President Donald Trump have been carrying out covert influence operations in Greenland.
Greenland, a huge semi-autonomous Danish territory in the Arctic, is coveted by Trump. Denmark, a NATO ally of the United States, and Greenland have said the island is not for sale and condemned reports of the U.S. gathering intelligence there.
On Wednesday, public broadcaster DR reported that government and security sources which it didn’t name, as well as unidentified sources in Greenland and the U.S., believe that at least three Americans with connections to Trump have been carrying out covert influence operations in the territory.
It said its story was based on information from a total of eight sources, who believe the goal is to weaken relations with Denmark from within Greenlandic society.
DR said it had been unable to clarify whether the Americans were working at their own initiative or on orders from someone else.
