The caucus highlighted Denmark’s longstanding cooperation with U.S. defense initiatives in Greenland, noting that Copenhagen has consistently supported American military presence on the island. Denmark currently spends 3.3% of its GDP on defense, surpassing NATO’s 2% benchmark, as part of efforts to deter Russian and Chinese influence in the Arctic.
“If the message is that ‘we need Greenland,’ the truth is that we already have access to everything we could need from Greenland,” the lawmakers said, pointing out that Denmark has granted the US permission to deploy additional forces and build missile defense infrastructure when requested. “Threatening to annex Greenland needlessly undermines that cooperation for no gain.”
The statement warned that internal discord within NATO would only embolden adversaries. “Russia, China, and other authoritarian regimes around the world are yearning for conquest. The last thing America needs is a civil war among NATO that endangers our security and our way of life,” the press statement concluded.