Denmark and its European allies have rejected Trump's insistence that the Nordic country must hand Greenland to the ​United States, launching talks last month between Copenhagen, ⁠Nuuk and Washington to resolve ⁠the diplomatic standoff. "An update of the Helsinki Treaty will be a historic step and a future-proofing ⁠of Nordic co-operation," Denmark's minister for Nordic ​cooperation, Morten Dahlin, said in a statement. Greenland will actively participate in creating a commission to update the agreement, the island's Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt said in the ⁠statement. "The process surrounding the Helsinki Treaty will be decisive in determining whether Greenland can be recognised as an equal partner in Nordic cooperation," Motzfeldt said. Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen earlier ‌this month said that if Greenlanders were ​forced to choose between the U.S. and Denmark, they would choose Denmark.

Source: The Star February 18, 2026 09:40 UTC