DANISH spies have revealed an alleged secret US-led plot to fuel anti-government fury in Greenland amid Donald Trump’s plan to seize the island.
Copenhagen has called in its top US diplomat following intelligence findings of a secret operation aimed at facilitating Trump’s control over the territory.
As reported by state broadcaster DR, insiders revealed that at least three US citizens connected to the Trump administration were allegedly part of this mission.
But the sources were not named by DR or Danish government officials.
Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen commented, “We are cognizant that foreign entities continue to express interest in Greenland and its role within the Kingdom of Denmark.”
“It is therefore not surprising if we experience outside attempts to influence the future of the Kingdom in the time ahead.”
The US President has stated his desire to take over Greenland multiple times – and he has never ruled out the use of force to secure it.
The semi-autonomous Danish territory of some 57,000 residents is rich in minerals and has a strategically important location in the Arctic.
DR’s report detailed how one American in Greenland’s capital was creating a list of natives who backed American attempts to take over the island.
The aim of the mission would be to try to recruit those who signed up for a secession movement.
Two other Americans tried to nurture contacts with politicians, businessmen and locals, according to the report.
This disclosure of the covert mission follows Vice President JD Vance’s visit to Greenland in March, which was cut short after public protests forced him to withdraw from planned events.
Officials also had to scrap plans for his wife to attend a dog sled race.
Denmark even paused a major offshore wind farm project run by Danish company Ørsted shortly after the visit, over concerns of US interference.
Denmark’s national security and intelligence service, PET, warned that Greenland is a likely target for influence campaigns.
They warned: “Greenland, especially in the current situation, is a target for influence campaigns of various kinds.”
Why does Trump want Greenland?
by Harvey Geh
DONALD Trump first told his aides to look into the possibility of buying Greenland in 2019.
The US President acknowledged a strategic interest in acquiring the Danish territory due to its key geographical location amid potential increased tensions with Russia, though he admitted it was not an immediate focus.
In 2019, The Wall Street Journal reported that Trump had repeatedly voiced interest in purchasing the island, situated between the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans.
Following his landslide victory in the 2024 presidential election, the issue has come up again.
At a press conference in January 2025, Trump was asked if he could assure the world he would not use military or economic coercion to gain gain control of Greenland and the Panama Canal.
The President-elect replied: “No, I can’t assure you on either of those two.
Greenland is rich in natural resources — it is abundant in oil, gas, gold, silver, copper and uranium.
The US has long seen Greenland as strategically important and established a radar base at Thule at the start of the Cold War.
Despite already having a military presence in the region, owning the territory would significantly strengthen its position in the Arctic.
The service also told how other countries may look to sow division within their society by aiming to “exploit existing or invented disagreements”.
Trump’s proposal to seize Greenland has been outright rejected in Copenhagen and Nuuk, Greenland’s capital, who have made it clear the island is not for sakle.
Denmark has also increased its Arctic defence spending to more than $1.5billion.
They have purchased cutting-edge drones, vessels, and upgraded facilities to improve security.
And in January 2025, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned: “I don’t think it’s a good way forward to fight each other with financial means when we are close allies and partners.”
It comes after Trump Jr landed in Greenland in January, sparking fresh rumours that his president-elect dad is serious about snapping up the icy island.
But according to Greenland’s foreign affairs department, this was an unofficial visit set to last just a few hours, with no formal meetings planned.
In 1946, the US proposed to pay Denmark $100million to buy Greenland after flirting with the idea of swapping land in Alaska for strategic parts of the Arctic island.
