Viggo Mortensen visits the President of the Greenlandic Government

On Tuesday, the Chairman of the Greenlandic Government Jens-Frederik Nielsen shared a picture of himself and Danish-American actor Viggo Mortensen on the social media Facebook.

Jens-Frederik Nielsen expresses his joy that the actor is showing support by being in Greenland during a difficult time:

- Viggo has been in Nuuk in recent days to show his support for us during a time of great international attention and pressure from outside. It means something. Not only when political leaders show support, but also when voices from the world of art and culture choose to stand up, he writes.

In the same post, the President of the Greenland Government says that later this week he will participate in the international security conference in Munich, where the world's decision-makers and security experts will discuss global security, stability and responsibility.

- Here I want to make it clear that we in Greenland must be part of the international talks when it comes to security in the Arctic and in the world. That we take responsibility. And that decisions about our country are made here at home, says Jens-Frederik Nielsen.

On Tuesday morning, French President Emanuel Macron expressed in an interview with the French newspaper Le Monde that the crisis about Donald Trump's desire to annex Greenland is not over.

He has been asked by Le Monde about Europe's reaction to Trump's threats to take over Greenland and new tariff threats against Europe in this regard.

Macron describes that it is not in place for European sighs of relief and believes that the crisis could flare up again:

- People thought it was over. But don't believe it for a single second. Every day there are threats regarding the pharmaceutical sector, digital technology... When there is a clear act of aggression, I think we must not bow our heads or try to find a compromise. We have tried that strategy for months. It doesn't pay off, says Macron.

A famous actor was in the audience when four American senators held a press conference about their stay in Greenland on Monday morning.

Viggo Mortensen was in the audience with Inatsisartut politicians Erik Jensen (S) and Pipaluk Lynge (IA). Mortensen is both an American and Danish citizen.

He was wearing a T-shirt with a polar bear and a pin on his jacket with the message ‘Greenland is not for sale’.

As an actor, Viggo Mortensen is best known for his role as Aragorn in the Lord of the Rings films.

In January, he joined the foreign policy debate with a debate piece for the media outlet Sjællandske. Here he called President Donald Trump a bully who must have a strong counterattack.

Read more about the senators' press conference in this article.

The American delegation of politicians, who are currently visiting Greenland, will hold a press conference on Monday morning at 10:15 at Hotel Hans Egede in Nuuk.

This is stated by the US consulate in Nuuk in a press release.

The release states that Senators Angus King (Independent) and Lisa Murkowski (R) will lead the delegation, which will be in Nuuk until Monday.

Lisa Murkowski is a Republican senator from Alaska, and she is known to be critical of her party colleague, President Donald Trump.

The delegation arrived on Saturday afternoon, and on Sunday morning the American politicians will meet with the Inatsisartut Foreign and Security Policy Committee.

A delegation of American politicians is in Nuuk on Sunday.

Not much has been released to the public about the program, but at 11 am on Sunday they will meet with the Inatsisartut Foreign and Security Policy Committee.

This is reported by DR, and committee chairman Pipaluk Lynge (IA) confirms the meeting to Sermitsiaq.

The Americans landed in Nuuk on Saturday at 4 pm.

A US Air Force has just landed in Nuuk at 4:00 PM.

It is expected that the passengers on the plane are the American delegation, who will hold a meeting with Greenlandic politicians.

According to Sermitsiaq's information, US Senator Lisa Murkowski is expected to be among the participants.

It is not yet known how many American politicians will be in Greenland this weekend. The US consulate has stated in an email that it is Naalakkersuisut that has invited for a dialogue.

To Sermitsiaq, Naalakkersuisut's Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Motzfeldt (S) has stated that the topic will be the current international political situation.

The US Consulate in Nuuk announced on Friday that an American delegation is on its way to Nuuk.

According to Sermitsiaq's information, the Americans will land in Nuuk on Saturday afternoon.

Naalakkersuisoq's Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Motzfeldt said on Saturday in a brief comment to Sermitsiaq that they are friends of Greenland:

- The American delegation that is coming is friends of Greenland. And of course we will meet with them.

- The topic will definitely be the world situation as it is now. We can probably say more after the visit, says Vivian Motzfeldt.

According to Sermitsiaq, Senator Lisa Murkowski from Alaska is expected to be among the participants in the delegation.

The host of this year's Grammy Awards, Trevor Noah, mentioned Greenland during the awards ceremony on Monday night.

This is reported by the news agency AP.

After singer Billie Eilish received the award for Best Song, Noah sent two suppositories at once to US President Donald Trump.

- This is a Grammy that all artists want - almost as much as Trump wants Greenland, which makes sense. Well, because Epstein's island is gone, Noah said.

The comedian refers to Trump's repeated statements at the beginning of the year that he wants Greenland to come under American control "for the sake of national security".

After repeatedly saying that "we are going to get Greenland", he said at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland in mid-January that he would not use force to gain control of the Arctic region.

Donald Trump has also been linked several times to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Last week, thousands of documents related to Epstein were released by the US Department of Justice.

Danish voters are welcoming Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen's handling of the international power struggle over Greenland. This is confirmed by a current opinion poll from Epinion for DR and the Althing.

According to the poll, 43 percent of Danes today have a positive impression of Lars Løkke Rasmussen, who is also the party leader of the Moderates. 37 percent have a negative opinion.

Lars Løkke Rasmussen was much less popular in surveys of party leaders from the end of 2025. This is a record-breaking development in light of the current political dispute over Greenland, notes the political media Altinget.

“When the opportunity first arose to step onto the big stage, he seized it in a way that no other politician would have been able to,” political observer Steffen Hjaltelin tells the media.

A similar rapid development is evident from opinion polls in January. Over the course of two weeks, the Moderates went from 3.3 to 7.0 percent in surveys conducted by Voxmeter for Ritzau.

US President Donald Trump has spoken out on Sunday night about the negotiations regarding Greenland.

This happened on Sunday night, when the president spoke to journalists aboard Air Force One.

Here, Trump was asked how the negotiations are going:

- Yes, we have started the negotiations, and we seem to be in pretty good agreement. They want us to do it.

- I think it will be a good deal for everyone. A very important deal, says Trump.

Trump emphasizes that the deal will be important for US national security, and he believes that the deal will be in place soon.

Currently, senior officials from the US, Greenland and Denmark are negotiating about US interest and military presence in Greenland based on the president's many statements that the US should take over Greenland.

Naalakkersuisoq Vivian Motzfeldt (S) stated earlier this week to Sermitsiaq about the negotiations:

- I want to tell the citizens that the dialogue is underway at the official level. There will probably still be "noise" on the side, but the most important thing is that the dialogue between the countries takes place through the established channels. These are the ones we should focus on and hope that they lead to good results, said Vivian Motzfeldt.

The Ministry of Defense writes on X that Minister of Defense Troels Lund Poulsen and Naalakkersuisoq Vivian Motzfeldt visited Danish soldiers at the hydroelectric power plant in Buksefjorden on Saturday.

The soldiers at the plant are training in guarding critical infrastructure as part of the Arctic Endurance exercise.

The visit by the two politicians was announced on Friday, and later in the day there will also be a citizens' meeting. Both Vivian Motzfeldt and Troels Lund Poulsen will participate in the citizens' meeting, which will be held in GUX Nuuk at 3:00 p.m.

A man employed by the German media NDR attempted to raise the American flag in Greenland's capital, Nuuk, on Wednesday.

This is reported by Jyllands-Posten, which has confirmed the information by NDR.

The man - German comedian Maxi Schafroth - attempted to raise the flag as part of a recording for the satirical magazine "Extra 3", where he is employed, is the explanation from NDR.

Maxi Schafroth has contacted Sermitsiaq regarding the incident, for which he would like to apologize.

He explains that the intention of the incident was to do something against the aggressive American approach, and both he and his cameraman are very shocked by the emotions they have triggered. On Wednesday, several media outlets reported that an unknown person attempted to raise an American flag in Greenland. A photographer from the AFP news agency also took pictures of the incident.

The Greenland Police also confirmed to Sermitsiaq that a person had attempted to raise the flag.

Everything went smoothly when people at the scene stopped him. The police only arrived at the scene afterwards.

The flagpole is at the Katuaq cultural center in Nuuk.

The incident triggered "violent reactions" on social media in Greenland. Greenlandic influencer Orla Joelsen writes on X.

On Wednesday this week, a person tried to raise the US flag in the square at Katuaq in the center of Nuuk.

This is reported by TV2, which also has a small video sequence of the episode.

According to the media, several people intervened and stopped the flag raising. The situation was peaceful, and the police are investigating the matter, they inform TV2.

The Chairman of the Greenlandic Parliament, Jens-Frederik Nielsen (D), is in Paris on Wednesday, where he and Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen are speaking to journalists and students at Sciences Po University.

Here, Jens-Frederik Nielsen says that Greenland is under pressure and that the situation is making the population afraid, but they have no intention of giving in.

This is reported by DR.dk

- We are under pressure and our population is afraid. But we are not giving in, says Jens-Frederik Nielsen according to Reuters.

According to DR, Mette Frederiksen stated during a visit to Berlin on Tuesday that her assessment is that the crisis with the US's desire to take over Greenland is far from over.

Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Young has made all of his music freely available in Greenland. He writes on his website.

He is doing this after "the unjustified stress and threats" that Greenlanders, according to Young, have been subjected to by US President Donald Trump.

- I hope that my music and my music films can ease some of the unjustified stress and threats you are experiencing from our unpopular and hopefully temporary government, it says.

That is why Neil Young is opening up his archives on his website so that anyone with the Greenlandic country code in their mobile phone number can get free access to more than five decades of music from the Canadian for a year.

- It is my sincere wish that you can enjoy all of my music in your beautiful Greenlandic home in the highest quality. This is an offer of peace and love, it says.

You can access Niel Young's archive here.

In an interview with Fox News, US UN Ambassador Mike Waltz criticizes Denmark's efforts in Greenland. He mentions, among other things, a lack of defense, and he also touches on the spiral case and the health care system.

Mike Waltz is initially asked whether US allies can no longer trust the US because of the crisis surrounding Greenland, which President Donald Trump has demanded ownership of.

Waltz believes that the alliance has been strengthened because of Trump, who has made members promise to spend more money on defense.

Then he emphasizes that Russia is arming itself enormously and has several bases in the Arctic and that China is in the process of increasing its nuclear arsenal:

- All these missiles will fly over the Arctic if there were an attack on the United States. President Trump is not going to wait for them to be on our doorstep, says Mike Waltz to Fox News.

He emphasizes that the United States is buying icebreakers from Finland, but that Denmark and Canada, according to Waltz, do not have any "heavy icebreakers".

- The reality is that Denmark is a good ally in many ways, but they have ignored Greenland from a defense point of view, says Waltz.

The ambassador says that the indigenous population of Greenland has also been ignored, and Waltz mentions the IUD case as a major failure, and he also says that if you get a cancer diagnosis in Greenland, it is "almost a death sentence".

Mike Waltz believes that the indigenous population of Alaska is better off financially.

Similar criticism of Denmark from the Trump administration has been repeatedly made by former ambassador to the Kingdom Carla Sands.

Regarding cancer treatment in Greenland, it is an acquired area within the health care system. Denmark has allocated money in the coming years to help Greenland improve its health care system.

On Monday, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will give a speech in the EU Parliament, and here he will address the conflict with the US, where President Donald Trump has been adamant that the US should take over Greenland.

After a meeting with Mark Rutte last week, Donald Trump announced that an agreement had now been reached on the framework for negotiations on an agreement regarding Greenland.

Subsequently, there was widespread confusion about what had actually been agreed. During his speech in the EU Parliament, Rutte outlined, according to Berlingskeop, that two central working procedures had been agreed with European leaders and the US in relation to resolving the conflict.

First, there must be a common NATO track on the Arctic, where the alliance must strengthen security in the Arctic and protect the region against Russian and Chinese activities – both militarily and economically.

Secondly, there must be a bilateral track between Denmark, Greenland and the US:

- This will be anchored directly between the three parties, says Rutte according to Berlingske, and he points to the recent meeting between Danish and Greenlandic representatives and US Vice President, J.D. Vance, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio

Mark Rutte also maintains that Trump has a point in that the Arctic requires more attention from NATO.

The Russian military is keeping a close eye on the US development of the Golden Dome missile defense system - including in relation to Greenland.

This is what the Russian president's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said in an interview with Russian state television, according to the news agency Reuters.

- I have no doubt at all that our military will monitor and analyze these plans closely, he says.

The state-owned Russian news agency Tass writes that in the same interview Peskov calls Greenland important in relation to "strategic stability and security".

Neither Tass nor Reuters have elaborated on why Peskov believes that Greenland plays a role in security and to what extent or for whom.

Golden Dome is US President Donald Trump's plans for a new large air defense.

Trump has previously stated that if the system is to achieve its full potential, it requires Greenland to be involved.

The island's Arctic location is right on the flight path of missiles that China or Russia could launch against the United States.

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Chairman of the Government of Greenland Jens-Frederik Nielsen have visited a kindergarten in Nuuk.

In pictures, they can be seen sitting and playing with the children.

They were welcomed by They were welcomed by the Mayor of Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq Avaaraq Olsen.

Normally, around five journalists and photographers participate in Naalakkersuisut's press conferences, typically from Greenlandic media such as Sermitsiaq and KNR.

But on Thursday the situation was completely different when the Chairman of Naalakkersuisut, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, called a press conference for foreign media.

According to the Chairman's Department, there were 96 international media people registered for the press conference, which was held in Katuaq.

The interest was so great that there was no room in Naalakkersuisut's usual press conference room, and therefore the event was moved to Katuaq.

The press conference was about Greenland's situation in light of massive pressure from the United States.