Danish PM Flies to Greenland for Talks After US-NATO Deal

Mette Frederiksen, center, and Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen, center left, in Nuuk, on Jan. 23.Photographer: Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP/Getty Images

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By Christian Wienberg, Sara Sjolin, and Sanne Wass

January 23, 2026 at 9:03 AM UTC

Updated on

January 23, 2026 at 3:19 PM UTC

The Danish prime minister arrived in Greenland on Friday for talks on the island’s future after President Donald Trump seemingly deescalated his threats to take over the Arctic territory.

Denmark’s Mette Frederiksen flew to Nuuk from Brussels, where she attended a summit of European Union leaders and met with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. In the Greenlandic capital she will hold talks with the territory’s premier, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, but they’re not expected to speak to media.