The Daily Populous Saturday January 10th, 2026 day edition
Authored by bbc.co.uk and submitted by alexmuhdot

In a joint statement on Friday night, Greenland's party leaders, including the opposition, reiterated their call for the "US's disregard for our country to end".

"We do not want to be Americans, we do not want to be Danes, we want to be Greenlanders," they said. "The future of Greenland must be decided by the Greenlandic people."

Despite being the most sparsely populated territory, Greenland's location between North America and the Arctic makes it well placed for early warning systems in the event of missile attacks, and for monitoring vessels in the region.

The US president has repeatedly said that Greenland is vital to US national security, claiming without evidence that it was "covered with Russian and Chinese ships all over the place".

The US already has more than 100 military personnel permanently stationed at its Pituffik base in Greenland's north-western tip - a facility that has been operated by the US since World War Two.

Under existing agreements with Denmark, the US has the power to bring as many troops as it wants to Greenland.

But speaking to reporters in Washington, Trump said a lease agreement was not good enough.

"Countries can't make nine-year deals or even 100-year deals," he said, adding that they had to have ownership.

"I love the people of China. I love the people of Russia," Trump said. "But I don't want them as a neighbour in Greenland, not going to happen."

"And by the way Nato's got to understand that," the US president added.

Denmark's Nato allies - major European countries as well as Canada - have rallied to its support this week with statements reaffirming that "only Denmark and Greenland can decide on matters concerning their relations".

Stressing they were as keen as the US on Arctic security, they have said this must be achieved by allies, including the US, "collectively".

They also called for "upholding the principles of the UN Charter, including sovereignty, territorial integrity and the inviolability of borders".

AvailableAd7874 on January 10th, 2026 at 06:02 UTC »

If Russia is such an issue for the US.. why not put your efforts into helping Ukraine? You know, instead of undermining it..

Also, they can build as many bases as they want on Greenland to ‘secure’ it if they want. Denmark has made this very clear.

DevilsMasseuse on January 10th, 2026 at 03:25 UTC »

When we had an international system with rules, Russia or China invading Greenland wasn’t even a consideration. Now, because of the actions of Trump, America is opening the door for all sorts of invasion scenarios.

chicknsnotavegetabl on January 10th, 2026 at 03:21 UTC »

As a NATO member, the USA thinks they can't defend Greenland from either of those two?