Our prospects are inactive different," he said after talks in Washington about Greenland Lars Lokke Rasmussen, head of the Danish Ministry of abroad Affairs. The Kingdom of Denmark and the United States have agreed to set up a advanced Level Working Group that will meet within a fewer weeks to work on uncovering a common solution for both countries on the disputed island.
Danish abroad Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Greenlandese Minister Vivian Motzfeldt talk at a press conference at the Embassy of Denmark, Wednesday, January 14, 2026, in Washington, D.C.
After renewed threats by the United States to take control of Greenland, the territory of autonomous Denmark, on Wednesday in Washington, the Danish and Greenland abroad Ministers Lars Lokke Rasmussen and Vivian Motzfeldt met with J.D. Vancem, vice president of the United States, and Marco Rubio, secretary of state of the United States. During this time, demonstrators with banners gathered outside the United States embassy in Copenhagen: “Grenland is for Greenland”.
The gathering at the White House, which the Danish Ministry sought, was to be a breakthrough in the dispute. As Rasmussen stressed, he wanted to diplomaticly unload the dispute. After a close one-hour meeting, the Danish MFA head admitted that although the conversation was constructive, the U.S. position on Greenland could not be changed.
As he reported on the press briefing organized in front of the Danish embassy in Washington, Denmark and the US will proceed the talks and both countries will set up a high-level working group that will meet in a fewer weeks to work on uncovering a common solution to the disputed island.
Rasmussen stressed, however, that this must be done in compliance with the ‘red lines’ designated by Denmark and Greenland. Vivian Motzfeldt added that her country wants to return to average relations with the United States and strengthen its cooperation, but the island will not be owned by the US.
Trump has an appetite for Greenland
US president Donald Trump threatens to take control of Greenland. According to Reuter, various scenarios of expanding gross have been considered in Washington, D.C., including military action and one-off payments to the island’s inhabitants of up to $100,000 per person. However, Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen rejects the possible of becoming a U.S. territory.
– We are facing a geopolitical crisis and if here and now we gotta choose between the US and Denmark, we choose Denmark," said the head of the Greenland government to journalists on Tuesday in Copenhagen, standing next to Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of Denmark.
In consequence to this statement, just hours before the planned gathering in Washington, Trump intensified rhetoric. "The United States needs Greenland for national security. It is essential for the Golden Dome we are building," stated the president in the entry on the fact Social platform. This applies to the U.S. defence strategy against ballistic, hypersonic and maneuvering missiles.
The president of the United States argues that if his country does not scope the island, Russia or China will. Trump besides claims that NATO will become much more dangerous and effective with Greenland in the hands of the United States. In his opinion, anything another than US control of Greenland is “unacceptable”.
Denmark sends troops to Greenland
Copenhagen meantime strengthens Arctic protection. citing “security tensions”, just before the gathering in Washington, the Greenland Government and the Danish MON announced that “as part of increased exercises” under the code name Operation Arctic Endurance has been expanding the military presence of Denmark and NATO allies since Wednesday.
"The aim is to improve the ability to operate under exceptional Arctic conditions and to strengthen the presence of an alliance in the Arctic to the benefit of both European and transatlantic security", stressed the Joint Communication. Additional aircraft, ships and soldiers are being directed to the area of the island.
Troels Lund Poulsen, Danish Minister of Defence, did not uncover which specifically the States of the Alliance are about, but Ulf Kristersson, Prime Minister of Sweden, reported this afternoon that, at Denmark's request, Swedish officers are already on their way to Greenland. Earlier, Danish media reported that Copenhagen is headed by the advanced command to prepare for strengthening Greenland's defence. Norway made a akin decision.
On Wednesday evening, the European Parliament issued a position in which it "clearly condemns Trump's statements on Greenland". "They face a serious challenge to global law, the principles of the United Nations Charter and the sovereignty and territorial integrity of a NATO ally. specified statements are unacceptable and do not take place in relations between democratic partners", the European Parliament stated.
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