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Denmark summons US charge d’affaires over alleged attempts to interfere with Greenland’s status
We are getting big news just in from Denmark, which has summoned the US charge d’affaires in the country over alleged attempts to interfere with the status of Greenland, a long-term point of interest for the new US administration of Donald Trump.
In a comment to public broadcaster DR, foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said that “any attempt to interfere in the Kingdom’s internal affairs will obviously be unacceptable.”
The move comes after DR reported that Danish intelligence services have uncovered a network of “at least three” people working on “influence operations” in Greenland to drive a wedge between Denmark and the territory, in a bid to pave the way for it to get closer to the United States.
The broadcaster said it knew the names of the three American men involved in the operations, but chose not to publish them to protect sources. It said they were previously known to be close to Trump, but it was not immediately clear if they worked on the White House’s order or on their own.
It alleged that one of the men visited Greenland to attend meetings and compile a list of potential allies and opponents of Donald Trump’s plans to take over the territory.
He also allegedly urged Greenlanders to “point out cases that could be used to put Denmark in a bad light in American media,” DR said.
The two other men were allegedly involved in building networks of contacts with politicians, business figures and community leaders to pursue Trump’s plans.
The meeting with the US charge d’affaires is expected later today, Rasmussen said.
In May, Wall Street Journal also reported that the US stepped up its intelligence operations to spy on Greenland, also prompting Rasmussen to summon US envoy for a chat.
A Greenlandic parliamentarian, Aaja Chemnitz, told DR that it was unacceptable to “try to infiltrate Greenlandic society in this way,” insisting that “it is Greenland itself that must decide what we want and what kind of future we want.”
ShareMorning opening: ‘Very substantive’ talks on security guarantees on Ukraine, Zelenskyy says
Jakub Krupa
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said last night he was making progress in talks with European and US partners on designing potential security guarantees for Ukraine should the war be brought to a close.
In his nightly address, he said:
“It is important that everything be as practical as possible – what forces on the ground, in the air, at sea – everything must be clearly defined.
And the foundation of our security is our strong Ukrainian army, … which means long-term financing and the provision of weapons – all of this will be ensured. …
We are working very substantively with the Americans following our meeting in Washington. We now have a new foundation for joint efforts. This is significant.
The only signal Russia is sending indicates that it intends to continue evading real negotiations. This can be changed only through strong sanctions, strong tariffs – real pressure.”
Separately, US peace envoy Steve Witkoff revealed overnight that he will be meeting with Ukrainian officials this week, insisting that US back-channel talks with both Ukraine and Russia continue.
“I’m meeting with the Ukrainians this week. So I will be meeting with them this week in New York, and that’s a big signal. We talk to the Russians every day,” Witkoff said on Fox News.
Elsewhere, I will be keeping an eye on a high-profile visit by French president Emmanuel Macron, German chancellor Friedrich Merz, and Polish prime minister Donald Tusk in Moldova.
Map locating Moldova in Europe
Their trip comes a month before high-stakes parliamentary elections in the country, with allegations of Russian interference and attempts to throw Moldova off its pro-EU course.
All three leaders are having their own problems at home, but they will take a moment out of their busy schedules to send a message to the people of Moldova, encouraging them to confirm their pro-European choice in last year’s presidential election.
I will bring you all the key updates here.
It’s Wednesday, 27 August 2025, it’s Jakub Krupa here, and this is Europe Live.
Good morning.