According to the publication’s interlocutors, last week several senior officials led by the US National Intelligence Director Tulsey Gabbard informed the heads of the Central Intelligence Directorate, the US Office and the US National Security Agency for the need to collect information about Greenland, the movement of its independence and the Greenlanders to extract resources on the island of American companies.
In the secret message that the agencies passed, it was about the need to use satellites, interception of communication and local spies to identify people in Greenland and Denmark, supporting the goals of the United States regarding the island.
The publication notes that this directive was one of the first specific steps of the White House administration to fulfill the declared desire of US President Donald Trump to acquire Greenland and may indicate the seriousness of the further intentions of the American president against the island.
Context
Trump stated that control over the island require American national interests on December 23, 2024. The Danish government announced a significant increase in Greenland's defense costs a few hours after Trump repeated his desire to acquire Greenland.
In 2025, the head of the White House repeatedly spoke about the desire to annex to the states Greenland (autonomous territory of Denmark).
On March 5, turning to the Greenlanders, Trump noted that Washington decisively supports their right to determine his future and, if they decide, the United States will be happy to adopt them. In an interview with NBC News, published on March 30, he stated that USA “100% will receive Greenland” And he does not care what signal it will give to the world. On May 4, Trump suggested that the United States can apply military force against Greenland.
