DR said it knows their names but chose not to publish them in order to protect its sources.

“We are aware that foreign actors continue to show an interest in #Greenland & its position in the Kingdom of #Denmark,” Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said in a statement. “It is therefore not surprising if we experience outside attempts to #influence the future of the Kingdom in the time ahead.

#Trump #greed #geopolitics#USexpansionism

DR said its story was based on information from a total of 8 sources, who believe the goal is to weaken relations with Denmark from within Greenlandic society. It said it had been unable to clarify whether the Americans were working at their own initiative or on orders from *someone* else.

#Trump #greed

2 others have tried to nurture contacts w/ politicians, businesspeople & locals, acc/to the report.
An #influence operation is an organized effort to shape how people in a society think in order to achieve certain political, military or other objectives.
#Trump has repeatedly said he seeks #US jurisdiction over #Greenland, a vast, semi-autonomous territory of #Denmark. He has not ruled out #military force to take #control of the #mineral-rich, strategically located Arctic island.

#geopolitics