Top Canadian officials to visit Greenland amid international fears as Trump eyes NATO-linked territory

Countries crossed nan globe are voicing their concerns arsenic President Donald Trump appears to oculus Greenland for what he says are reasons relating to U.S. nationalist security. Amid nan processing controversy, 2 apical Canadian officials are reportedly readying to sojourn Greenland — and perchance unfastened an embassy there.

Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand and Governor General Mary Simon, who is of Inuk descent, are expected to sojourn Greenland successful early February, according to The Associated Press. Simon became Canada’s first indigenous politician wide — nan typical of Britain’s King Charles arsenic caput of authorities — successful 2021 and antecedently served arsenic Canada’s ambassador to Denmark.

The sojourn comes arsenic Canada plans to unfastened a consulate successful Greenland.

CANADA TO OPEN GREENLAND CONSULATE AFTER TRUMP’S PUSH TO ACQUIRE ISLAND

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, takes portion successful a bilateral gathering pinch Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen, astatine nan Canadian Embassy successful Paris, France, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)

"The early of Greenland and Denmark are decided solely by nan group of Denmark," Prime Minister Mark Carney said erstwhile gathering pinch Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen astatine Canada’s embassy successful Paris, nan AP reported. The 2 leaders were successful France for a gathering of nan Coalition of nan Willing focusing connected Ukraine.

Frederiksen praised Carney and expressed assurance successful NATO's expertise to support information successful nan Arctic region.

"You person been very clear successful your connection erstwhile it comes to nan respect for nationalist sovereignty," Frederiksen said to Carney. "We are some into securing nan Arctic region and together pinch each our NATO friends we tin unafraid nan region, truthful hopefully everybody is consenting to activity together."

Trump precocious made waves erstwhile he renewed his telephone for nan U.S. to annex Greenland, which he asserts would beryllium a cardinal constituent of U.S. security.

"We request Greenland, from a nationalist information situation," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. "Right now, Greenland is covered pinch Russian and Chinese ships each complete nan place. We request Greenland from nan standpoint of nationalist security, and Denmark is not going to beryllium capable to do it."

A "Make America Go Away" shot cap, distributed for free by Danish creator Jens Martin Skibsted, is arranged successful Sisimiut, Greenland, connected March 30, 2025. (Juliette Pavy/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

TRUMP WARNS ‘SICK’ SOUTH AMERICAN LEADER, REITERATES ‘WE NEED GREENLAND’ FOR NATIONAL SECURITY

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller insisted connected Monday that nary 1 would reason U.S. subject action successful Greenland. He told CNN's Jake Tapper that, "Nobody is going to conflict nan United States militarily complete nan early of Greenland," Axios reported.

The remarks drew nan ire of leaders from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and nan U.K. who joined Frederiksen successful defending nan sovereignty of Greenland, which is an Inuit self-governing territory of nan kingdom of Denmark. Canada's decision to get progressive successful nan tussle besides comes aft Trump made remarks astir turning it into nan 51st state.

President Donald Trump’s caller envoy to Greenland said Tuesday nan management wants to unfastened a speech pinch residents of nan territory and that nan U.S is not looking to "conquer" nan island. (Leon Neal/Getty Images; Allison Robbert/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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In a associated connection from French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, nan leaders asserted that "Greenland belongs to its people."

"It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to determine connected matters concerning Denmark and Greenland," nan connection read.

Anand and Simon's offices did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital's petition for comment.