Danish intelligence suspects foreign influence in Greenland vote

The Danish intelligence service (PET) said Friday it was looking into possible foreign influence from Russia on parliamentary elections in its autonomous territory of Greenland.

"The authorities are monitoring a possible influence of foreign states concerning elections to the Inatsisartut on March 11, 2025," the PET said in reference to the Greenlandic parliament.

The PET said Russia had an interest in creating divisions within NATO, and that "increased American influence in Greenland is not in its interest".

In late December, US President Donald Trump said he wanted to annex the island, with the Arctic the site of vast untapped mineral and oil resources.

In the weeks preceding the Greenlandic elections' date announcement, "several cases of fake profiles were observed on social media, including profiles masquerading as Danish and Greenlandic politicians, which contributed to a polarisation of public opinion", the intelligence service said.

None of the profiles has been linked officially to any foreign country.

On February 4, the parliament in Greenland approved a law banning anonymous and foreign donations to political parties in an effort to protect itself from external interference.