Earlier today, we brought you live coverage from Copenhagen as Denmark and Greenland responded to extraordinary pressure from the United States over the future of Greenland and Arctic security.
The meeting itself did not produce a breakthrough — but that was never the real test.
What did happen matters.
Denmark’s foreign minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, and Greenland’s foreign minister, Vivian Motzfeldt, made their position unmistakably clear: Greenland is not for sale. Any future security arrangements must respect Danish sovereignty and the Greenlandic people’s right to self-determination.
At the same time, both sides agreed to keep talking. A high-level working group will convene in the coming weeks, buying time and lowering the immediate temperature in what has become a volatile geopolitical standoff.
That combination — firmness without escalation — is the story.
This moment isn’t just about Greenland. It’s about whether alliances still function when power politics return, whether security concerns can be addressed without coercion, and whether smaller nations can still say no to larger ones — and be heard.
Our live coverage continues because these moments rarely announce their consequences right away. They reveal them over time.
We’ll stay on it.
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