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Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen on Wednesday issued a defiant message on the Arctic island's future.
COPENHAGEN, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Talks between the United States, Greenland and Denmark began on Wednesday, the Danish foreign ministry said, as the three parties seek to resolve a diplomatic crisis over President Donald Trump's threats against the Arctic territory.
When Trump and Miller ask by what right Denmark controls Greenland, the answer is straightforward
It comes shortly after Trump announced a framework deal regarding the Arctic island and backed away from imposing tariffs on several European countries.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Technical talks between the U.S., Denmark and Greenland over hatching an Arctic security deal are now underway, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday.
Greenland and Denmark rejected President Trump’s remarks about a NATO security framework for the island as Copenhagen moves to expand its Arctic military presence and presses the alliance to step up in the High North.
Denmark deploys additional troops to Greenland after President Donald Trump claims the island is not secure from Russia or China.
Greenland’s connection to Denmark stretches back hundreds of years and reflects layers of settlement and colonial rule. Norse settlers from Iceland arrived around 985 A.D., but their communities later vanished,
President's Trump's designs on acquiring the world's largest island "one way or the other" have stirred feelings of betrayal among Danes and Greenlanders. Mo Rocca gives us a history lesson about an island that is 80 percent covered in ice.
The Danes say the deployment of aircraft, ships and soldiers is part of an ongoing effort to better protect the island and the Arctic.
Donald Trump questioned Denmark's right to Greenland and said he is no longer interested in peace in January 2026 after he was snubbed for a Nobel prize, but a video circulating on social media does not show the Danish prime minister and lawmakers ridiculing the US president's remarks.