Denmark summons US ambassador over Greenland spying report

BBC News ^ | May 6, 2025 | Max Matza

[MinorityRepublican]

Denmark's foreign minister says he will summon the US ambassador to address a report that Washington's spy agencies have been told to focus on Greenland amid Donald Trump's threats to take over the island.

"It worries me greatly because we do not spy on friends," Lars Løkke Rasmussen said, responding to the report in The Wall Street Journal.

According to the newspaper, US spy agencies were told to focus efforts on the semi-autonomous country's independence movement, and American goals to extract mineral resources there.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard accused the Journal of attempts to "undermine" President Trump "by politicizing and leaking classified information".

While not denying the report, she accused the newspaper of "breaking the law and undermining our nation's security and democracy".

Rasmussen, who was attending an EU ministers meeting in Warsaw, said the report was "somewhat disturbing".

"We are going to call in the US acting ambassador for a discussion at the foreign ministry to see if we can confirm this information," Rasmussen said.

"It doesn't seem to be strongly rejected by those who speak out. That worries me."

The Danish Security and Intelligence Service (PET) declined to comment on the article, but told Danish media that it had "naturally" taken note of US interest in Greenland.

Based on international interest in Greenland in general, the agency said, there was an increased espionage threat against it and Denmark.

President Trump has repeatedly vowed to take control of Greenland, most recently telling NBC News on Sunday that he had not ruled out using military force to seize the arctic island.

[SaveFerris]

(Greenland spying report)

Spies?

Like Us

Doctor
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[Paladin2]

Free Greenland from Danish hegemony, like Norway was able to do.

[House Atreides]

We can NOT allow the Greenlanders to succeed with their nuclear weapon development program. That program is clearly an existential threat to our nation. /sarc

[SuperLuminal]

Too many dimensions being utilized by the President, so I choose to remain confused...

As I remember it, when Biden did these things, he clearly & eloquently described the reasons for his actions...
Snicker...

[ProtectOurFreedom]

“It worries me greatly because we do not spy on friends.” No, Lars, our Deep State spies on American citizens to make sure they don’t say unapproved things.

[Track9]

Tulsi has got to get better at the troll. She’s behind the eight ball and sounding shrill.

[bigbob]

He should bring a 12-pack and ask what they they think about the name “Goldland”.

[Organic Panic]

“we do not spy on friends,””

BULLCRAP. every nation spies on every other nation.

[faithhopecharity]

Denmark will be better off accepting PDJT’s offer of payment

besides, Denmark can’t afford to keep Greenland financially afloat much longer anyway

[VTenigma]

what the heck is there to spy on? The place is a popsicle with 57,000 people. If we didn’t know everything already then we’re dumb.

[Lisbon1940]

Was she the source for the WSJ report?

[GaltAdonis]

“… The place is a popsicle with 57,000 people. …”

.

But WHAT FLAVOR of popsicle?
We just don’t know, do we?
Hmmm, hmmmm……

[WeaslesRippedMyFlesh]

Greenlandicans

also see Canadicans

Must credit WeaslesRippedMyFlesh

[MrBambaLaMamba]

All your Stegt Flæsk med Persillesovs belong to us.

[rxh4n1]

“BULLCRAP. every nation spies on every other nation.”

And are they really our friends? What’s in it for us?

[Colorado Doug]

As I remember it, when Biden did these things, he clearly & eloquently described the reasons for his actions...

"ASUFUTIMAEHAEHFUTBW"

[Peter ODonnell]

TOP SECRET REPORT

GREENLAND

It’s all ice!

[Elsie]

  

Dane-Geld

Rudyard Kipling

A.D. 980-1016

It is always a temptation to an armed and agile nation
To call upon a neighbour and to say:--
"We invaded you last night--we are quite prepared to fight,
Unless you pay us cash to go away."

And that is called asking for Dane-geld,
And the people who ask it explain
That you've only to pay 'em the Dane-geld
And then you'll get rid of the Dane!

It is always a temptation for a reach and lazy nation,
To puff and look important and to say:--
"Though we know we should defeat you, we have not the
time to meet you.
We will therefore pay you cash to go away."

And that is called paying the Dane-geld;
But we've proved it again and again,
That if once you have paid him the Dane-geld
You never get rid of the Dane.

It is wrong to put temptation in the path of any nation,
For fear they should succumb and go astray;
So when you are requested to pay up or be molested,
You will find it better policy to say:--

"We never pay any-one Dane-geld,
No matter how trifling the cost;
For the end of that game is oppression and shame,
And the nation that plays it is lost!"

 

[Elsie]

Denmark will be better off accepting PDJT’s offer of payment

History does not always repeat - but it does rhyme.