Denmark invokes an American diplomat on the alleged operations of the influence of Greenland

The best American diplomat in Denmark was summoned by Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lars Løkke Rasmussen about the intelligence of reports that the Americans had carried out secret influence operations in Greenland.

Danish public broadcaster Dr said that at least three people with links with the Trump administration operated. The diffuser has cited sources of security and unnamed government.

Denmark’s Minister of Foreign Affairs has summoned the best American diplomat in the country for secret operations of US influence in Greenland. (Leon Neal / Getty Images; Allison Robbert / Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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“We are aware that foreign actors continue to show an interest in Greenland and its position in the Kingdom of Denmark. It is therefore not surprising that we live external attempts to influence the future of the kingdom in the coming time,” said Rasmussen in a statement sent to Fox News Digital.

“Any attempt to interfere in the internal affairs of the kingdom will of course be unacceptable. In that day, I asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to convene American loading for a meeting at the Ministry.”

Rasmussen also stressed that the links between Denmark and Greenland are “close” and “based on mutual trust”.

Denmark Minister of Foreign Affairs Lars Lokke Rasmussen is addressed to the media at a press conference after a meeting with Canadian Foreign Ministers, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Iceland in Finnish Nature Center Haltia in Espoo, Finland, August 19, 2025. (Lehtikuva / Roni Rekomaa / Via Reuters)

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Earlier in his second mandate, President Donald Trump spoke repeatedly of the search for competence in us on Greenland, which is part of the Danish kingdom. In response to Trump’s remarks, Denmark and Greenland said the island was not for sale.

The United States does not currently have an ambassador to Denmark, leaving the American diplomat Mark Stroh to serve as a business manager. Stroh was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Jens-Frederik Nielsen, leader of the Demokraatit party, participated in a televised debate before the next elections in Nuuk, Greenland, March 8, 2025. (Evgeniy Maloletka)

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One of the people suspected of the alleged influence operation would have compiled a list of Greenlanders adapted to the United States, collected from the names of Trump adversaries and encouraged residents to highlight the Danish government in the American media, negatively, according to the media, The Associated Press. In addition, two others are suspected of trying to create relations with politicians, businesses and residents.

Dr. has cited eight sources which believe that the objective was to weaken the links between Denmark and Greenland, reported the Associated Press. The Danish security and intelligence service would have declared to the point of sale that it believed “in particular in the current situation, Greenland is a target to influence the campaigns of different kinds”.

In May, Danish Prime Minister Put Frederiksen said that “you cannot spy on an ally” in response to information that the United States collected information on Greenland.

Fox News Digital contacted the United States Embassy in Copenhagen and the Greenland Government, but has not received any responses for the publication.