Danish foreign minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said the meeting with vice president JD Vance and secretary of state Marco Rubio was ‘frank but also constructive’ but admitted work was needed to ‘find a common way forward’.
‘The discussions focused on how to ensure the long-term security in Greenland, and here our perspectives continue to differ,’ Mr Rasmussen told reporters after joining Greenland’s foreign minister, Vivian Motzfeldt, for the talks.
‘I must say the president has made his view clear and we have a different position,’ he added.
Donald Trump is trying to make the case to seize control of the island because of its location, its mineral resources and rising Russian and Chinese military activity in the region – and has not ruled out the use of force.
His warnings have ignited worry among European countries, especially following the US attack on Venezuela last week.
Danish defense minister Troels Lund Poulsen announced an increase in Denmark’s ‘military presence and exercise activity’ on Greenland on Tuesday, while soldiers from from Sweden are also en route.
Swedish prime minister Ulf Kristersson wrote on X on Wednesday that, ‘Some officers from the Swedish Armed Forces are arriving in Greenland today,’ as part of a group from several allied countries.
And Germany is also reportedly planning to send troops to the island as part of a ‘reconnaissance team’ seeking to ‘deter potential external aggressors and protect the alliance’s territory’, German news outlet Bild reported.
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Greenland’s Foreign Ministry says they will strengthen cooperation with the US but that doesn’t mean we want to be owned by the US.
Denmark/Greenland: Hard to find a way forward when we’re “waking up to threats every morning” and that “It is clear” that Donald Trump “has a desire to conquer Greenland”.