Denmark has taken pride in being among the top four military donors to Ukraine over the past more than three years of war. The tiny Scandinavian country has consistently touted its huge financial contribution to the fight against Russia. “The information from NATO underlines that military support for Ukraine is an absolute priority for the government. In my view, this is a clear expression of Denmark’s support for Ukraine as long as it is needed. And it is a support that we in Denmark can be proud of,” Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen recently said. But now Denmark has found itself embroiled in the unusual Greenland controversy, which escalated when President Trump said he has refused to take “military force off the table” in discussions on a potential US acquisition of Greenland. Trump talking annexation of what is still a territory of Denmark – which itself is a NATO ally of the United States – is deeply awkward to say the least. “Many accusations and many allegations have been made. And of course we are open to criticism,” Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said in the wake of Vice President JD Vance’s provocative visit to Greenland. “But let me be completely honest: we do […]