Trump Says Denmark Failed to Deal With Russia Threat in Greenland

The U.S. president said the United States will handle Russia as his Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent accuses European nations of projecting ‘weakness.’

The Danish navy's inspection ship HDMS Vaedderen sails off Nuuk, Greenland, on Jan. 18, 2026. Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images

U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that he would deal with “the Russia threat” over Greenland, accusing Denmark of failing to do enough to secure the Arctic island.

Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform: “NATO has been telling Denmark, for 20 years, that ‘you have to get Russian threat away from Greenland.’ Unfortunately, Denmark has been unable to do anything about it.”