Danish leader says ‘you cannot spy against an ally’ after reports of US gathering Greenland info
May 9, 2025, 1:32 AM | Updated: 4:04 am
OSLO, Norway (AP) 鈥� Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen told the Associated Press 鈥測ou cannot spy against an ally鈥� after reports that the United States has stepped up intelligence gathering on Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory coveted by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Denmark Thursday summoned the top American diplomat in the country for an explanation following a Wall Street Journal report which said several high-ranking officials under the U.S. director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, had directed intelligence agency heads to learn more about Greenland鈥檚 independence movement and sentiment about U.S. resource extraction there.
Frederiksen said the report was 鈥渞umors鈥� in an international newspaper. The Journal, cited two people familiar with the U.S. effort which it did not identify.
