Greenland theme
Which American right-wing sympathizer will be the first to suspect that President Trump thinks the Danes are trying to drive up the price, because if they wanted to get rid of the island, they would have started working to make it more attractive for Americans by arranging reservations with igloos for the natives?
Lars Løkke Rasmussen after the US meeting: Our views differ. Greenland's and Denmark's foreign ministers Vivian Motzfeld and Lars Løkke Rasmussen met with US Vice President JD Vance and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington on Wednesday evening.
At a press conference after the meeting, Lars Løkke Rasmussen said that the US and Denmark are "in agreement to disagree" and that their perspectives are still different following the meeting.
US President Donald Trump commented on the meeting Wednesday evening, saying that "something will work out," despite the parties continuing to disagree after the meeting and stating that he had not been briefed on what was discussed during it. Trump has repeatedly said that the US "needs" Greenland for security reasons. Watch the segment on SVT News.
"Denmark strengthens its presence in Greenland" Denmark will send military personnel and equipment to Greenland, according to Danmarks Radio (DR). This is intended as a preparation for larger Danish and foreign forces to be able to arrive at a later stage. On Wednesday, ahead of the meeting in Washington DC where US Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Mike Rubio will receive representatives from Denmark and Greenland, US President Donald Trump reiterated that the US wants to have Greenland.
Trump believes that NATO should help the US take over Greenland, he writes. See the article on SVT Nyheter.