Tensions soared after US President Donald Trump repeatedly said he wanted to take control of the resource-rich Arctic island. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Trump administration’s new envoy to NATO are seeking to reassure wary NATO members of the U.S. commitment to the alliance.
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NATO sidelines spotlight: US-Denmark talks amid Greenland tensionThe foreign ministers of Denmark and the United States are planning their first meeting since Donald Trump's victory and his announcement regarding Greenland. The meeting is scheduled to take place in Brussels,
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen is set to meet U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio this week in the first high-level talks since President Donald Trump's re-election and his vow to "take control" of Greenland,
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is traveling this week to a gathering of top diplomats. He is sure to find allies alarmed, angered and confused.
Greenland does not currently have its own military and would no longer be protected by NATO if it left Denmark, as it would need to formally apply for NATO membership as an independent nation.
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has told nervous NATO members that Washington remained committed to the alliance, but said they must agree to massively ramp up their spending targets for defence.
A former prime minister of Denmark said Sunday she is befuddled by President Donald Trump’s attitude toward her country and its territory of Greenland, given Denmark’s long alliance with the United States.