Denmark, Greenland face Vance in high stakes White House meeting
Denmark and Greenland’s foreign ministers are meeting US Vice President JD Vance at the White House in a high stakes bid to defuse a growing crisis over President Donald Trump’s push for the United States to take control of Greenland. The talks follow weeks of threats and comments from Trump insisting that the mineral rich Arctic island is vital to US security and must eventually become American territory. Denmark’s Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen and Greenland’s Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt are expected to present a united front against any transfer of sovereignty. Both Copenhagen and Nuuk say Greenland is not for sale and that any use of force or coercion is reckless and unacceptable between NATO allies. Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens Frederik Nielsen has already declared that, if forced to choose, the territory stands firmly with Denmark. He said the […]