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“It worries me greatly because we do not spy on friends,” Rasmussen also said in response to a report in The Wall Street Journal. According to DR, one of the men compiled lists of Greenlanders supportive of, or critical toward, U.S. influence, while others maintained political and business contacts on the island. It was unclear whether they acted independently or …

Denmark Summons U.S. Envoy Over Espionage Allegations  The New York Times Denmark summons top US diplomat over alleged Greenland influence operation  BBC Denmark summons US envoy over suspected influence operations in Greenland  Reuters Denmark summons US envoy over report on covert American ‘influence operations’ in Greenland  CNN Denmark summons US charge d’affaires over alleged attempts to interfere with Greenland’s status – Europe live  The Guardian …

Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen on Wednesday said he had summoned the senior US diplomat in Copenhagen after reports that US citizens linked to US President Donald Trump’s administration carried out influence operations in Greenland. Reports of covert activity on the vast Arctic island, rich in minerals, threaten to strain ties between the two NATO allies. Officials in Copenhagen …

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s foreign minister had the top U.S. diplomat in the country summoned for talks after the main national broadcaster reported Wednesday that at least three people with connections to President Donald Trump have been carrying out covert influence operations in Greenland. Greenland, a huge semi-autonomous Danish territory in the Arctic, is coveted by Trump. Denmark, a …

Syria’s Sharaa confirms ‘advanced’ talks with Israel on security deal; US envoy meets Netanyahu  The Times of Israel Statement from the Prime Minister’s Office: Israel acknowledges the significant step taken by the Lebanese Government, under the leadership of President Aoun and Prime Minister Salam. The recent decision by the Council of Ministers to work towards the disa  x.com Israel says it would …

Washington — Russia’s Vladimir Putin agreed at his summit with President Trump to allow the U.S. and its European allies to offer Ukraine a security guarantee resembling NATO’s collective defense mandate as part of an eventual deal to end the 3 1/2-year war in Ukraine, special U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff said Sunday. “We were able to win the following concession: …

NEW YORK (AP) — Special U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff said Sunday that Russian leader Vladimir Putin agreed at his summit with President Donald Trump to allow the U.S. and European allies to offer Ukraine a security guarantee resembling NATO’s collective defense mandate as part of an eventual deal to end the 3 1/2-year war. “We were able to win the …

President Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East botched a sitdown with Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier this week. During the Wednesday meeting, Special Envoy Witkoff mistook Putin’s demand for a “peaceful withdrawal” of Ukrainian forces from Kherson and Zaporizhzhia as a proposed concession from Putin to pull back Russian troops in the regions, according to German tabloid the …

Trump Live Updates: U.S. Envoy to Russia Meets Putin as Sanctions Deadline Looms  The New York Times Witkoff meets with Putin as Trump’s sanctions threat looms  CNN Trump’s envoy Witkoff meets Putin as ceasefire deadline looms  BBC Trump’s special envoy meets Putin as Russia-Ukraine peace deadline nears  WLOS Talks between Putin and US envoy Steve Witkoff ‘useful and constructive’, Kremlin says – Europe live  The …

US envoy Steve Witkoff and Russia’s Vladimir Putin have met at the Kremlin, as Donald Trump’s deadline for Moscow to agree a ceasefire in Ukraine looms. The talks lasted three hours, Russian media report, after Witkoff landed in Russia early on Wednesday. The US president has said Russia could face hefty sanctions or see secondary sanctions imposed against all those …