Denmark to grill US envoy on Greenland spying report

The Trump administration ramped up spying on Greenland, says reporting by The Wall Street Journal

Protester in Copenhagen holds sign against President Donald Trump's bid to seize Greenland
Protester in Copenhagen holds sign against President Donald Trump's bid to seize Greenland
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What happened

Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said Wednesday he would summon the acting U.S. ambassador over a "somewhat disturbing" report in The Wall Street Journal that the Trump administration has told U.S. intelligence agencies to ramp up spying on Greenland, the semiautonomous Danish territory openly coveted by President Donald Trump. "It worries me greatly because we do not spy on friends," Rasmussen told reporters, and because the report "doesn't seem to be strongly rejected by those who speak out."

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.