{"id":3378,"date":"2025-12-23T09:40:32","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T09:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firearmupgrades.com\/?p=3378"},"modified":"2025-12-23T09:40:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T09:40:32","slug":"denmark-summons-u-s-ambassador-over-trumps-special-envoy-to-greenland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firearmupgrades.com\/?p=3378","title":{"rendered":"Denmark Summons U.S. Ambassador Over Trump&#8217;s Special Envoy to Greenland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<div data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<p>Welcome to World Brief: Holiday Edition! For the next two weeks, an extended World Brief will land in your inbox on Monday, focused on today\u2019s biggest stories and the trends to watch tomorrow. The newsletter will take a break for the rest of the week as we at FP enjoy some end-of-year cheer.<\/p>\n<p>Today, we\u2019re looking at the new U.S. special envoy to <strong>Greenland<\/strong>, the killing of a senior <strong>Russian<\/strong> <strong>military official<\/strong>, and Israel approving more <strong>Jewish<\/strong> <strong>settlements <\/strong>in the <strong>West Bank<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-unit-signup--shortcode-fallback\">\n<h2 class=\"dek-heading\">\n                <\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/category\/world-brief\/\">Sign up<\/a>  to receive World Brief in your inbox every weekday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<form data-shortcode-newsletter=\"world_brief\" class=\"newsletter-unit-signup newsletter-unit-signup--shortcode email-capture--step-1 newsletter-unit-signup--shortcode-world_brief\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-world_brief newsletter-shortcode-world_brief\">\n<div class=\"show-on-email-capture--signed-up hide-from-newsletter-subscriber newsletter-unit-signup--shortcode--container\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-unit newsletter-row\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-world_brief\">\n<h2 class=\"dek-heading\">Sign up to receive World Brief in your inbox every weekday.<\/h2>\n<p>\n                        <button class=\"button\">Sign Up<\/button>\n                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"grid--flex newsletter-world_brief newsletter-signup-container\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"World Brief sign up form\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div class=\"buttons\">\n<div class=\"hide-from-newsletter-subscriber privacy-policy-container\">\n<div class=\"privacy-policy-acknowledge\">\n<p><small>By submitting your email, you agree to the <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/privacy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/termsofuse\/\" target=\"_blank\">Terms of Use<\/a> and to receive email correspondence from us. 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The new position\u2014given to Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, a Trump loyalist\u2014further signals the White House\u2019s intention to seek control of (and <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/01\/17\/trump-greenland-denmark-rare-earths-china-mining-independence\/\">potentially annex<\/a>) Greenland.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJeff understands how essential Greenland is to our National Security, and will strongly advance our Country\u2019s Interests for the Safety, Security, and Survival of our Allies, and indeed, the World,\u201d Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115760829286615399\">wrote<\/a> on Truth Social late Sunday. Landry echoed his sentiment, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LAGovJeffLandry\/status\/2002950029494124986?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2002950029494124986%7Ctwgr%5E9640542d067b09314bd9c793a0ff3c0877134d3e%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aljazeera.com%2Fnews%2F2025%2F12%2F22%2Fdenmark-to-summon-us-ambassador-following-greenland-envoy-appointment\">posting<\/a> on X that he plans \u201cto make Greenland a part of the U.S.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump has <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/01\/09\/trump-greenland-denmark-united-states-security\/\">repeatedly threatened<\/a> to take over Greenland, arguing that the resource-rich, strategically situated territory is vital to <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/05\/26\/trump-greenland-arctic-russia-china-nato-strategy-geopolitics-security\/\">U.S. national security<\/a>; the island is a semiautonomous region of Denmark that is largely self-governed. Despite Copenhagen being a NATO ally, Trump has not ruled out using military force or economic coercion to achieve his aims.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout 2025, the White House has exerted pressure on both Greenland and Denmark to push this agenda forward. In March, a U.S. delegation including Vice President J.D. Vance, then-National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, and Energy Secretary Chris Wright <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/03\/28\/trump-greenland-vance-arctic-mineral-rare-earth\/\">traveled<\/a> to the island to demonstrate Trump\u2019s eagerness to acquire the territory.<\/p>\n<p>In August, Danish media <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dr.dk\/nyheder\/indland\/moerklagt\/mystik-om-amerikanske-maend-i-groenland-det-er-meget-bekymrende\">reported<\/a> that individuals with ties to the United States appeared to be attempting to \u201cinfiltrate Greenlandic society\u201d in a <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/08\/27\/denmark-us-control-greenland-covert-influence-campaign\/\">covert influence operation<\/a> aimed at weakening its relationship with Denmark. And on Monday, the Trump administration <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/us-pausing-five-offshore-wind-projects-over-national-security-concerns-burgum-2025-12-22\/\">suspended<\/a> leases for five offshore wind projects, including two being developed by Denmark\u2019s state-owned Orsted.<\/p>\n<p>Yet Greenland and Denmark have both defied Trump\u2019s ambitions, stressing that the island is not for sale. \u201cGreenland belongs to the Greenlanders, and its territorial integrity must be respected,\u201d Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Jensfrederiknielsendemokraatit\/posts\/pfbid027VUfyStYLACbGE6wDUkaoph4XPkJ56oTaXio2iwtZ48hZH9xp23vmx82i4rx8vfwl\">wrote<\/a> on Facebook on Monday, adding that Landry\u2019s appointment \u201cdoesn\u2019t change anything for us here at home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen also denounced the special envoy position as \u201ccompletely unacceptable,\u201d stressing that the announcement came \u201cout of nowhere.\u201d Since Trump began his push to annex Greenland, Denmark has boosted its Arctic and North Atlantic defense budget by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/trump-appointment-of-greenland-envoy-draws-angry-response-from-denmark-272de1b8?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=AWEtsqfOrF59RQZaWz70Nqj7HVpWZVfkswQVzDBaRTUl74kRoYCDFHC-rij6Q4bw9qg%3D&amp;gaa_ts=69499325&amp;gaa_sig=wq1QRSto7PMsMCQA2zYzM4_gCkWa8bxWc9sMIlqOkc2pS2PuKcGBGwCGo8mlmVDyL5q_hHSPGl8wHmFtTwMBTw%3D%3D\">$6.6 billion<\/a> and temporarily recalled the U.S. charg\u00e9 d\u2019affaires.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3>Today\u2019s Most Read<\/h3>\n<hr\/>\n<h3>What We\u2019re Following<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Deadly attack in Moscow. <\/strong>A car bomb <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2025\/12\/22\/russia-general-car-exploded-fanil-sarvarov\/\">killed<\/a> a Russian general in southern Moscow on Monday, marking the third such killing of a senior Russian military officer in just over a year. Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov, 56, served as the head of the army\u2019s Operational Training Directorate, which helps plan military operations and ensure combat readiness.<\/p>\n<p>No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but \u201cinvestigators are pursuing numerous lines of inquiry regarding the murder,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-explosion-general-killed-sarvarov-73413ae5936609832f706ab26f864b3c?user_email=6b04284e4d00370f16d3dac0a626e01bf24d86e4d6995646867da6aa680488d0&amp;utm_medium=Morning_Wire&amp;utm_source=Sailthru_AP&amp;utm_campaign=Morning%20Wire%20Dec_22_2025&amp;utm_term=Morning%20Wire%20Subscribers\">Svetlana Petrenko<\/a>, the spokesperson for Russia\u2019s Investigative Committee. \u201cOne of these is that the crime was orchestrated by Ukrainian intelligence services.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last December, Ukrainian forces allegedly killed Lt. Gen. <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2024\/12\/17\/russia-igor-kirillov-assassination-scooter-ukraine-sbu-chloropicrin\/\">Igor Kirillov<\/a>, the head of the Russian military\u2019s nuclear, biological, and chemical protection forces. Russian President Vladimir Putin called Kirillov\u2019s assassination a \u201cmajor blunder\u201d for the Kremlin. Within just a few months, Moscow failed to prevent the killing of another senior officer, Lt. Gen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/world\/russia\/russian-general-killed-car-bombing-moskalik-moscow-putin-ukraine-rcna202950\">Yaroslav Moskalik<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>West Bank settlement plans. <\/strong>Israel\u2019s cabinet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cqjg18xe0wwo\">approved<\/a> a proposal on Sunday to construct 19 new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank. That is a major victory for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s far-right partners, who have pushed for a <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/08\/14\/smotrich-israel-settlements-west-bank-e1-palestine-statehood\/\">greater Israeli presence<\/a> in the West Bank despite the settlements widely being considered illegal under <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2024\/08\/12\/icj-israel-palestine-gaza-occupation-settlers\/\">international law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>When Netanyahu took office in December 2022, there were around 141 Jewish settlements across the West Bank, according to watchdog group Peace Now. In just three years, that number has jumped by nearly <a href=\"https:\/\/peacenow.org.il\/en\/israels-security-cabinet-decided-to-establish-19-new-settlements\">50 percent<\/a>, now to more than 200.<\/p>\n<p>The expansion has catalyzed a surge in <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/12\/04\/west-bank-violence-settler-attacks-israel-gaza-trump-peace-plan\/\">Israeli settler violence<\/a> against Palestinians; during the October harvest season, the United Nations <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ochaopt.org\/content\/humanitarian-situation-update-337-west-bank\">recorded<\/a> an average of eight Israeli attacks daily in the West Bank\u2014the most since the U.N. humanitarian office began recording data in 2006.<\/p>\n<p>Approval for the new settlements delivers a <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/israel-palestinians-settlements-west-bank-6923448a5956ff4d90b240d871db33e6?user_email=6b04284e4d00370f16d3dac0a626e01bf24d86e4d6995646867da6aa680488d0&amp;utm_medium=Morning_Wire&amp;utm_source=Sailthru_AP&amp;utm_campaign=Morning%20Wire%20Dec_22_2025&amp;utm_term=Morning%20Wire%20Subscribers\">blow<\/a> to hopes of eventual Palestinian statehood. The second phase of the U.S.-brokered Israel-Hamas peace deal in Gaza includes calls for a possible \u201cpathway\u201d to <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/09\/25\/palestine-trump-hamas-terrorism-unga-netanyahu\/\">Palestinian independence<\/a>; however, Israel has rejected efforts to make this a reality.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3>The World This Week<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Resuming a border truce?<\/strong> Senior Thai and Cambodian defense officials will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c5ydej888n9o\">convene<\/a> on Wednesday to discuss a return to the U.S.-brokered cease-fire deal that <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/12\/08\/thailand-cambodia-airstrikes-border-territory-malaysia-cease-fire\/\">collapsed<\/a> this month. The talks, which were confirmed on Monday, aim to secure an immediate halt to weeks of deadly fighting between the neighboring nations.<\/p>\n<p>Thailand and Cambodia have accused the other of instigating the attacks, which center on a <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/09\/05\/thailand-cambodia-border-crisis-narrative-battle-politics\/\">disputed area of land<\/a>. Cambodia maintains that it is ready to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/thailand-cambodia-border-conflict-malaysia-asean-meeting-f1c7ff58bd8c59a7e3bbd506a0af9729\">resume the truce<\/a>, but Thailand says it never received such a formal proposal.<\/p>\n<p>The United States, Malaysia, and China have tried and failed to force Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet to return to the negotiating table. Neither leader will be present at Wednesday\u2019s meeting, but experts suggest that a decision to hold <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/asean-seek-resolution-thailand-cambodia-conflict-with-malaysia-meeting-2025-12-21\/?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=Daily-Briefing&amp;utm_term=122225&amp;lctg=607f1056abd4f461f466319b\">high-level talks<\/a> still signals a significant step toward ending the conflict.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Historic election in Guinea.<\/strong> Guineans will head to the polls on Sunday for the first presidential election since a <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2021\/09\/17\/guinea-coup-aluminum-prices-skyrocket\/\">military coup<\/a> in September 2021. Junta leader Gen. Mamady Doumbouya previously pledged not to run for office, promising to transfer authority to a civilian government. However, Doumbouya <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cly10e87d08o\">reversed course<\/a> last month, submitting his candidacy amid a ban on Guinea\u2019s two largest opposition parties.<\/p>\n<p>Doumbouya\u2019s 2021 takeover was <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2021\/09\/14\/guinea-military-coup-abuses-avoidable\/\">initially celebrated<\/a> by Guinea\u2019s public, who hoped that the general would transition away from the <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2021\/09\/20\/guinea-coup-au-ecowas-incumbents-constitutional\/\">autocratic and corrupt policies<\/a> of then-President Alpha Cond\u00e9. Over four years, though, Doumbouya has arrested opposition leaders and cracked down on <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2023\/05\/31\/guinea-conde-doumbouya-crackdown-protesters\/\">pro-democracy activists<\/a>, leaving many concerned that his administration is no better than the previous one.<\/p>\n<p>Analysts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/africa\/guineas-doumbouya-looks-complete-journey-coup-leader-president-2025-12-22\/\">predict<\/a> that Doumbouya will win Sunday\u2019s election, cementing his grip on power and reaffirming his suppression of political dissidents.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3>Keep an Eye On<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, Dec. 23:<\/strong> The deadline expires for France\u2019s National Assembly and Senate to pass the 2026 budget package.<\/p>\n<p>Indian Internal Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar visits Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, Dec. 27:<\/strong> The Ivory Coast holds parliamentary elections.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday, Dec. 28:<\/strong> The first phase of Myanmar\u2019s general election begins.<\/p>\n<p>The Central African Republic holds a general election.<\/p>\n<p>Kosovo holds early parliamentary elections.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, Dec. 29:<\/strong> Trump hosts Netanyahu at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3>Odds and Ends<\/h3>\n<p>2025 has been quite the year for French thieves. From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/aug\/10\/paris-luxury-handbag-heists-dior-chanel-hermes-loewe\">luxury handbags<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cwykk10053eo\">precious metals<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/12\/04\/world\/europe\/france-escargot-heist.html?campaign_id=9&amp;emc=edit_nn_20251204&amp;instance_id=167462&amp;nl=the-morning&amp;regi_id=159637444&amp;segment_id=211780&amp;user_id=3a92aa035d8e7d51a6ba63375b87c152\">990 pounds of escargot<\/a>, heists have taken a French noir turn\u2014and that\u2019s not even including October\u2019s lucrative <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/11\/13\/louvre-heist-black-market-jewels-art-theft\/\">Louvre museum robbery<\/a>, when thieves stole around $103 million worth of jewels.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, French authorities added <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/france-elysee-palace-theft-silverware-3f392d46ddf057e9e409c18d28277a21?user_email=6b04284e4d00370f16d3dac0a626e01bf24d86e4d6995646867da6aa680488d0&amp;utm_medium=Morning_Wire&amp;utm_source=Sailthru_AP&amp;utm_campaign=Morning%20Wire%20Dec_22_2025&amp;utm_term=Morning%20Wire%20Subscribers\">another one<\/a> to the list: the theft of silverware and other table service worth as much as $47,000 from Paris\u2019s \u00c9lys\u00e9e Palace. Investigators have since recovered the stolen goods and charged three suspects, including a silver steward at the palace. Their trial is postponed until next February.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/12\/22\/trump-greenland-special-envoy-landry-denmark-annexation-critical-minerals\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to World Brief: Holiday Edition! For the next two weeks, an extended World Brief will land in your inbox on Monday, focused on today\u2019s biggest stories and the trends to watch tomorrow. The newsletter will take a break for the rest of the week as we at FP enjoy some end-of-year cheer. 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