Denmark’s foreign minister has said there is a ”fundamental disagreement” with the US over Greenland after talks at the White House.
Lars Lokke Rasmussen said the meeting with Vice-President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday had been ”frank but constructive”. But he added that US President Trump was insisting on ”conquering” Greenland which was ”totally unacceptable”.
”We made it very, very clear that this is not in the interest of [Denmark],” he said. […]
Rasmussen said there were ”red lines” the US could not cross, and the working group would meet in the coming weeks in an effort to find a compromise. He added that Denmark and Greenland were open to the possibility of the US opening more military bases on the island. […]
The talks came as allies in Europe moved quickly to show support for Greenland.
Sweden on Wednesday pledged to send armed forces to the territory at Denmark’s request. Germany said in a statement provided to the BBC that it would send a ”reconnaissance team” to Greenland to ”explore the general conditions for possible military contributions to support Denmark in ensuring security in the region”.
Speaking in Sweden on Wednesday evening, the UK’s Defence Secretary John Healey said after a request from Denmark, the UK would be sending one military officer as part of the reconnaissance team. France’s foreign minister said the country planned to open a consulate on the island next month. French President Emmanuel Macron said his country would also participate in the reconnaissance team and that ”French military elements” were already on the way to Greenland.
Denmark said its military expansion in Greenland will take place ”in close co-operation with allies”. Läs artikel