The Prime Minister of Greenland Jens-Frederik Nielsen holds a press conference in Nuuk, Greenland, Monday, January 5, 2026.Ritzau Scanpix/Sipa USA/AP

European leaders argued for Greenland’s sovereignty Tuesday amid President Trump’s continued threat to take over the island following his military operation in Venezuela to capture President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. 

Greenland is an autonomous territory in Denmark. Citizens of Greenland are also citizens of Denmark and the European Union.  In a joint statement released Tuesday, more than half a dozen European leaders wrote that “Greenland belongs to its people. It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland.” 

The leaders........

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