Central sources: Men with ties to Trump trying to infiltrate Greenland
Greenland is the target of influence campaigns that are intended to create cracks in relations with Denmark, according to the Danish Police Intelligence Service.
According to DR's information, the activities of American men in Greenland are being closely monitored.
By Niels Fastrup Lisbeth Quass Today at 06:00
The streets are covered in snow when an American man with close ties to the US president and the White House lands in Nuuk. The man is on a mission: During his visit, he will compile a list of names of Greenlandic citizens who support President Donald Trump's plans to take over Greenland. The list will consist of Greenlanders whom the American will try to recruit for a secessionist movement across Greenland and Denmark. The man is one of at least three Americans with connections to Donald Trump who are carrying out secret influence operations in Greenland. This is the assessment of central government and authority sources as well as sources in Greenland and the United States, with whom DR has held several meetings since the inauguration of Donald Trump as president in January of this year. It is the sources themselves who use words such as "infiltration" and "influence operations", and who assess that the aim of the operations is to penetrate Greenlandic society in order to weaken relations with Denmark from within and get the Greenlanders to submit to the United States.
The story is based on information from eight sources who, due to the sensitive nature of the case, have spoken on condition of anonymity. DR has not been able to clarify whether the American men are working on their own initiative or on orders. But the men's activities are being closely monitored by both the authorities and the Danish government leadership.
We are all concerned about this. Of course we are, a source with detailed knowledge of the case tells DR.
DR knows the names of the American men, but has chosen not to publish them to protect DR's sources.