Denmark Summons Trump Diplomat Over Report of Covert Operations in Greenland
Common DreamsSEP 2025
Denmark Summons U.S. Diplomat Over Alleged Greenland Influence Operation
Denmark: Summons U.S. Diplomat Summoned Over Alleged Greenland Influence Operation Report
Above: U.S. Chargé d'Affaires Mark Stroh arrives at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Copenhagen, Denmark on Aug. 27, 2025. Image credit: THOMAS TRAASDAHL/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP/Getty Images
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Metaculus Prediction
There is a 25% chance that Greenland will become independent before 2035, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
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