Thousands of protesters gathered across Denmark on Saturday in solidarity with Greenland amid US President Donald Trump's threat to annex the Arctic island, demanding that the United States respect Greenlanders' right to self-determination. 1 5 People take part in the "Hands Off Greenland" protest, held under the slogans "Hands Off Greenland" and "Greenland for Greenlanders", after the White House said that the U.S. was considering a range of options to acquire Greenland, including the use of military force, in Copenhagen, Denmark, January 17, 2026. "Greenland and the Greenlanders have involuntarily become the front in the fight for democracy and human rights," she added. The protests in Denmark were organised by Greenlandic groups in cooperation with ActionAid Denmark, an NGO. (Reuters)Just 17 per cent of Americans approve of President Donald Trump's efforts to acquire Greenland, and large majorities of Democrats and Republicans oppose using military force to annex the island, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found.

Source: The Telegraph January 17, 2026 13:37 UTC