Denmark has called in the US ambassador over a report that Washington is stepping up its espionage of politicians in Greenland and Copenhagen.
Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Danish foreign minister, said on Wednesday that he had read the article in the Wall Street Journal with “deep concern” as one did not spy on “friends” and that he had contacted the US envoy to convey Copenhagen’s disquiet over the reported spying activity.
The incident is the latest spat between the two Nato allies since US President Donald Trump starting repeating his desire for Washington to take over Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory of the kingdom of Denmark, earlier this year.