European allies are working together on a plan in case the Trump administration moves to acquire Greenland, a report said Wednesday.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot told France Inter Radio that the topic will be discussed at a meeting with the foreign ministers of Germany and Poland.
“We want to take action, but we want to do it together with our European partners,” Barrot said to Reuters.
A German government source also told Reuters that Germany is “working closely with other European countries and Denmark on the next steps regarding Greenland.”
WHITE HOUSE SAYS ‘RANGE OF OPTIONS,’ INCLUDING US MILITARY, ON THE TABLE AS TRUMP RENEWS PRESSURE TO ACQUIRE GREENLAND
Danish troops practice searching for potential threats during a military exercise in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, on September 17, 2025. (Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters)
The White House said Tuesday that President Donald Trump considers the acquisition of Greenland a national security priority and that deploying the U.S. military remains an option as his administration considers how to pursue control of the Arctic.
“The president and his team are discussing a range of options to pursue this important foreign policy goal, and of course deploying the U.S. military is always an option available to the commander in chief,” she added.
TRUMP’S TAKEOVER OF GREENLAND WOULD END NATO, CONSCIOUSLY DENMARK
Ice covers the water in the port of Ilulissat, Greenland, on March 8, 2025. (Joe Raedle/Getty)
Trump told reporters on Air Force One this weekend that the US needs Greenland, a Danish territory, for “national security.”
European and Scandinavian leaders pushed back against the comments, with Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Danish Ambassador to the United States Jesper Møller Sørensen underlining their support for Denmark’s sovereignty over Greenland and emphasizing that the country’s future should be determined solely by Greenland and Denmark.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned on Monday January 5, 2026 about the implications of President Donald Trump’s threats to annex Greenland. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images; Kirsty Wigglesworth – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
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A senior European official told Reuters on Wednesday that Denmark should lead any effort to coordinate a response and that “the Danes have yet to communicate to their European allies what kind of concrete support they want to receive.”
