Greenland at ‘decisive moment’, US senators to visit Denmark, icy weather and more news from Denmark this Monday.
Frederiksen says Greenland showdown at ‘decisive moment’
Denmark’s prime minister on Sunday said her country faces a “decisive moment” in its diplomatic battle with the United States over Greenland, after President Donald Trump again suggested using force to seize the Arctic territory.
“This is a decisive moment” with stakes that go beyond the immediate issue of Greenland’s future, she added in a debate with other Danish political leaders.
Frederiksen posted on Facebook that “we are ready to defend our values — wherever it is necessary — also in the Arctic. We believe in international law and in peoples’ right to self-determination.”
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is due to meet this week with Greenland’s and Denmark’s foreign ministers, Vivian Motzfeldt and Lars Løkke Rasmussen.
US senators to visit Denmark in midst of crisis
Five US senators are to visit Denmark this week as the crisis over Greenland continues to escalate, broadcaster TV2 reports.
The senators are reported to have initiated the meeting by contacting the chairman of parliament’s foreign affairs committee (UPN), Liberal party MP Christian Friis Bach. Bach confirmed the meeting to TV2.
The exact timing of the meeting is unclear and it is also unclear whether there is any link to the foreign minister-level meeting with Rubio.
Greenland’s representatives in the Danish parliament, Aaja Chemnitz and Aki-Matilda Høegh-Dam, are both set to be present at the meeting, the agenda for which has not been made public.
Chemnitz said in a Facebook post on Sunday that the meeting is a result of talks between her and Republican senator Lisa Murkowski which took place last week.
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Denmark cut asylum figures to historic low in 2025
Denmark’s strict immigration policies drove asylum admissions to a historic low in 2025, with 839 requests granted by the end of November, the government announced Saturday.
“It is absolutely critical that as few foreigners as possible come to Denmark and obtain asylum. My main priority is to limit the influx of refugees,” said Immigration Minister Rasmus Stoklund in a press release.
According to the ministry, “there have been very few years when the annual total remained below 1,000 … 2025 will be a year with a historically low number of residence permits granted on asylum grounds”.
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More snow and icy conditions
A new weather front is set to bring more snow and icy conditions across Denmark on Monday, although temperatures will be above zero later in the week.
“Snow has already been observed along the west coast of Jutland. At the same time, winds have picked up, and drifting snow is being seen in several places along the coast,” national met office DMI’s meteorologist Mette Wagner told news wire Ritzau.
“Snow drifts are also expected in North Jutland, as there is already a fair amount of loose snow on the ground,” she said.
The snow front will move further east as the day progresses, reaching both Funen and Zealand.
The agency urged road users to travel with caution on Monday.
“There is an additional factor in the weather around the middle of the day. Slightly milder air will move in, which means the precipitation may turn into freezing rain, particularly in central and southern areas, before changing to sleet and rain,” Wagner said.
From Wednesday, the snow will be replaced by rain as temperatures move above zero for the first time since the start of the month.
“That is when the slightly milder air will start to move in, bringing a more familiar, grey winter pattern. Several rain fronts are expected during the week, with daytime temperatures above freezing and night-time temperatures just below zero,” Wagner said.