Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre confirmed the authenticity of a letter from U.S. President Donald Trump demanding control of Greenland, linking it to Norway's Nobel Peace Prize denial, according to VG during the 29-minute window ending at 8:46 a.m. UTC on January 19, 2026. The letter, obtained by ABC News reporter Nick Schifrin from multiple officials and posted by InsiderGeo on X, states Trump wrote to Støre: "Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace... Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a 'right of ownership' anyway?" VG reported the confirmation from Støre just minutes ago. National Security Council staff forwarded the letter to multiple European ambassadors in Washington, as stated in Schifrin's post cited by InsiderGeo at https://x.com/InsiderGeo/status/2013155194079527289. This confirmation follows Trump's early January 19 letter referenced in prior reports, including Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson's 6:27 a.m. UTC rejection of 'blackmail' over Greenland and former U.S. Ambassador Michael McFaul's endorsement of recognizing the Russian threat while urging non-invasive deterrence.
