The Danish govt has summoned the American ambassador and threatened to shut down a US consulate in Greenland after a report that the Trump administration was escalating its spying on the island.
"It's deeply concerning if the US is indeed trying to gather intelligence in Denmark and Greenland, especially if the aim is to drive wedges between us," Lars Lokke Rasmussen, the Danish foreign minister, said after Wall Street Journal reported the Trump administration had ordered US intelligence agencies to step up their surveillance. "We don't spy on friends."
Greenland is an overseas territory of Denmark. Trump has talked about acquiring the Arctic island since his first term in office. In a recent interview, Trump reiterated the US "needs" Greenland for national security purposes - and refused to rule out the use of military force to obtain it. "I'm not saying I'm going to do it, but I don't rule out anything." He promised Greenland's 56,000 residents would be "taken care of and cherished." A recent opinion poll showed the vast majority of Greenlanders did not want to join the US. A visit in March by V-P JD Vance and his wife seemed to backfire and turned even more Greenlanders off.
According to WSJ , officials under Tulsi Gabbard, director of national intelligence, instructed agencies such as CIA and NSA to gather information on Greenland's independence movement and attitudes toward American mining interests. The agencies were also asked to identify individuals there who support US objectives. nyt
"It's deeply concerning if the US is indeed trying to gather intelligence in Denmark and Greenland, especially if the aim is to drive wedges between us," Lars Lokke Rasmussen, the Danish foreign minister, said after Wall Street Journal reported the Trump administration had ordered US intelligence agencies to step up their surveillance. "We don't spy on friends."
Greenland is an overseas territory of Denmark. Trump has talked about acquiring the Arctic island since his first term in office. In a recent interview, Trump reiterated the US "needs" Greenland for national security purposes - and refused to rule out the use of military force to obtain it. "I'm not saying I'm going to do it, but I don't rule out anything." He promised Greenland's 56,000 residents would be "taken care of and cherished." A recent opinion poll showed the vast majority of Greenlanders did not want to join the US. A visit in March by V-P JD Vance and his wife seemed to backfire and turned even more Greenlanders off.
According to WSJ , officials under Tulsi Gabbard, director of national intelligence, instructed agencies such as CIA and NSA to gather information on Greenland's independence movement and attitudes toward American mining interests. The agencies were also asked to identify individuals there who support US objectives. nyt
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