- Since the US presidential election in November 2024, Greenland's relationship with the US has changed significantly and has become extremely challenging.
This is stated in the Foreign Policy Statement, which Naalakkersuisut is scheduled to present to Inatsisartut on Wednesday.
Considering the topic, the development in the relationship with the US naturally characterizes the statement and not least the presentation of Naalakkersuisoq's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Múte B. Egedes (IA), which has been published prior to today's meeting.
- The US President's statements on Greenland have created extraordinary focus on our country and on the relationship with our historically close ally, writes Naalakkersuisoq in its presentation of the statement and continues:
- We were prepared for renewed interest in our country following the President's statements during his first term. However, we were not prepared for the interest to be expressed as it did.
"Ownership and control of Greenland"
The report covers Greenland's foreign policy activities in both 2024 and 2025.
The report details the massive American pressure. It gained momentum on December 23, 2024, when Donald Trump announced the incoming American ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark:
- In this regard, the incoming president wrote on his social media Truth Social that "the United States believes that ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity". At a press conference on January 7, 2025, the incoming president mentioned that he could not refuse to use military force or economic sanctions to take control of Greenland, the report describes.
The report also describes several initiatives in the US Congress that have been about the US either buying or otherwise acquiring Greenland.
In December 2025, things got heated again, with Trump's appointment of Jeff Landry as special envoy to Greenland, and Landry's simultaneous proclamation that he would help make Greenland part of the US.
Hundreds of meetings
The report states that Greenland's representation in Washington in 2024 and 2025, together with the Danish embassy, has conducted an intensive diplomatic effort towards decision-makers in both Congress and the Senate as well as in central think tanks and political circles in Washington D.C.:
- In this connection, the representation has held hundreds of meetings, including with a significant number of members of Congress, with a view to explaining Greenland's and the Kingdom's positions and disseminating factual information about Greenland, the report states.
The purpose of the effort has been to ensure that as many American decision-makers as possible have a nuanced and factually correct basis on Greenlandic affairs.
- Process of existential importance
In his presentation, Múte B. Egede mentions that the high work pressure is expected to continue to increase, and that this will require more resources for the foreign affairs area to secure Greenland's interests.
Since the report looks back at 2024 and 2025, the current negotiations with the USA are not mentioned, but Múte B. Egede does in his presentation, and he assesses that the process is of "existential importance for Greenlandic society:"
- My predecessor in Naalakkersuisut together with the Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs met with the US Vice President and with the US Secretary of State in January 2026.
- One result of the ministerial meeting is a working group at senior official level, which is working at high pressure to find solutions between our countries. This process is of existential importance for Greenlandic society and must therefore be respected with the necessary peace of mind, says Múte B. Egede's presentation.
