US EditionWho Are the Greenland and Denmark Foreign Ministers Meeting Trump's Team?
Denmark and Greenland rejected US demands to transfer sovereignty and agreed to form a joint working group to discuss Arctic security and cooperation, officials said.
- Behind closed doors in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Danish foreign minister, and Vivian Motzfeldt, Greenlandic foreign minister, met with J.D. Vance and Marco Rubio for close to an hour, agreeing to form a joint US‑Denmark working group on Greenland.
- Following sustained pressure from Washington, Denmark and Greenland rejected US president Donald Trump's demand to transfer Greenland, with Jens Frederik Nielsen saying on Tuesday Greenland would remain part of Denmark.
- During the meeting, the White House posted a Greenlandic dog sled image on its official X account, while Danish media outlets showed Rasmussen leaving upbeat and noted Denmark was not represented in the visuals.
- Denmark announced on Wednesday it would expand its military presence around Greenland and requested Nato support, while Lars Løkke Rasmussen called the talks direct but said Denmark and Greenland could not change the US position.
- Greenland's foreign minister Vivian Motzfeldt emphasized closer US cooperation but rejected sovereignty changes, while French President Emmanuel Macron and Danish defence minister Troels Lund Poulsen warned of serious consequences and vowed to defend the Kingdom of Denmark, affirming Greenland's Nato ties.
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Greenland: Tensions Rise After Failed Denmark–U.S. Meeting in Washington
The crisis surrounding Greenland has entered a new phase following the failure of the meeting held this Wednesday, January 14th, in Washington, D.C. between representatives of the United States, Denmark, and Greenland’s autonomous government. Far from easing tensions, the talks have accelerated a European military response that is beginning to generate internal frictions within NATO, highlighting the growing strategic divergences among allies. T…
The US and Denmark met on the Greenland issue, but “fundamental differences” remain. Danish Foreign Minister Rasmussen emphasized after meeting with US officials in Washington on the 14th that views that do not respect Denmark’s territorial integrity and the Greenlandic people’s right to self-determination are “completely unacceptable.” The two sides still have “fundamental differences” but will continue dialogue and decided to form a high-level…
US President Donald Trump wants to continue conquering Greenland, so much is clear after the unofficial summit in Washington. But a rapprochement is at least possible: hope is now also resting on a working group.
The guests from Greenland and Denmark were on their way to their meeting with the tops of the U.S. government on Wednesday morning when Donald Trump turned the temperature significantly upwards.
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