Foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said that “any attempt to interfere in the Kingdom’s internal affairs will obviously be unacceptable.”
The move comes after DR reported that Danish intelligence services have uncovered a network of “at least three” people working on “influence operations” in Greenland to drive a wedge between Denmark and the territory, in a bid to pave the way for it to get closer to the United States.
The broadcaster said it knew the names of the three American men involved in the operations, but chose not to publish them to protect sources. It said they were previously known to be close to Trump, but it was not immediately clear if they worked on the White House’s order or on their own.
It alleged that one of the men visited Greenland to attend meetings and compile a list of potential allies and opponents of Donald Trump’s plans to take over the territory. He also allegedly urged Greenlanders to “point out cases that could be used to put Denmark in a bad light in American media,” DR said.
The two other men were allegedly involved in building networks of contacts with politicians, business figures and community leaders to pursue Trump’s plans. The meeting with the US charge d’affaires is expected later today, Rasmussen said.