US position combines diplomacy with an explicit refusal to remove military options: Karoline Leavitt said Trump’s first option is diplomacy while also saying all options are always on the table.

European leaders asserted Greenland’s self-determination and collective Nato security: A joint statement said Greenland belongs to its people, only Denmark and Greenland can decide their relations, and Arctic security should be achieved collectively by Nato allies.

Some Greenland residents linked geopolitical debate to local economic strain: Aleqatsiaq Peary said melting sea ice is preventing hunters from making a living and said he did not have time for Trump because people were in need.