Denmark’s ambassador to Washington has issued a pointed but measured response after a provocative social media post depicting Greenland draped in the U.S. flag, underscoring Copenhagen’s expectation that its sovereignty be respected even amid heightened geopolitical tension.
Jesper Møller Sørensen, Denmark’s ambassador to the United States, replied directly to a post on X by right-wing commentator Katie Miller, who shared the altered map. “Just a friendly reminder,” Sørensen wrote, before laying out Denmark’s position in firm diplomatic language.
Will the U.S. respect Greenland’s sovereignty?
He stressed that the Kingdom of Denmark and the United States are “close allies,” noting that U.S. security is inseparable from the security of Greenland and Denmark. Sørensen highlighted that Greenland is already part of NATO and pointed to Denmark’s growing military investment in the region, saying Copenhagen committed $13.7 billion in 2025 alone for Arctic and North Atlantic security. The message ended with a clear line: Denmark expects “full respect for the territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Denmark.”
Just a friendly reminder about the US and the Kingdom of Denmark: We are close allies and should continue to work together as such. US security is also Greenland’s and Denmark’s security. Greenland is already part of NATO. The Kingdom of Denmark and the United States work… https://t.co/CboKnlKgJL
— Jesper Møller Sørensen 🇩🇰 (@DKambUSA) January 4, 2026
Concerns over Greenland after Maduro capture
The exchange comes at a moment of global unease following Washington’s extraordinary intervention in Venezuela, where Donald Trump announced that the U.S. would “run” the country after the capture and removal of Nicolás Maduro. Trump’s remarks about deploying troops and sending U.S. oil companies to rebuild infrastructure have revived debate over American interventionism.
Against that backdrop, Sørensen’s carefully worded post reads as more than a social media correction: it is a reminder that even close alliances have clear limits when it comes to sovereignty.
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