On January 5th local time, the UK's The Economist reported that the United States is considering offering a Compact of Free Association to the self-governing government of Greenland. According to this agreement, Greenland would grant the US exclusive use of its territorial waters and airspace, and refuse other countries from having such rights; in exchange, the US will provide economic and financial aid. However, Denmark opposes this.

Previously, Danish Prime Minister Frederiksen said in an interview with Danish TV channel TV2, "If the US chooses to launch a military attack on another NATO member, everything will end, including NATO, the security system established since the end of World War II."

The Compact of Free Association (COFA) is a special agreement between the US and three Pacific island nations - the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau. Under this treaty, these countries enjoy autonomy in internal and foreign affairs, while the US is responsible for their defense and provides economic aid and some social services. In exchange, the US gains the right to deploy troops, requisition land, and exclude other foreign military forces in these regions, thereby ensuring its strategic dominance in the Western Pacific.

The US is considering offering the Greenland self-governing government a Compact of Free Association, apparently replicating this agreement to Greenland. The US would gain the right to deploy troops, requisition land, and exclude other foreign military forces on the island.

Greenland's prime minister, Nielsen, directly responded to Trump's annexation remarks with "three no's" on January 4, 2026:

"No more pressure"

"No more subtle hints"

"No more fantasy of annexation."

Danish Prime Minister Frederiksen also issued a statement, emphasizing that "the US has no right to annex any part of the Kingdom of Denmark," and condemned the US for exerting "unacceptable pressure" on its allies.

85% of Greenland's residents oppose becoming the "51st state of the US." Sovereignty changes require UN recognition and a referendum process, and the US action violates the principle in the UN Charter prohibiting the use of force for annexation. An EU think tank pointed out that the US's practice of pressuring allies' sovereignty under the guise of security is becoming a "new variable" in transatlantic relations.

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