Protesters in Copenhagen wave Greenlandic flags as they take part in a rally under the slogans 'hands off Greenland' and 'Greenland for Greenlanders'. Around her, demonstrators waved the flags of Denmark and Greenland while chanting “Kalaallit Nunaat!” – the vast Arctic island’s name in Greenlandic. US ‘security’ claimsTrump has repeatedly claimed that the United States needs Greenland for US “national security”. Washington and the European Union struck a deal last summer to lower US tariffs on key European goods, with the deal currently being implemented. It is also roundly rejected by Greenlanders, 85% of whom – according to the latest poll published in January 2025 – oppose the territory joining the United States.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 17, 2026 17:55 UTC