After Danish and U.S. Officials Meet on Greenland, Trump Remains Unmoved
The New York Times • • world
Key Points:
- A high-level meeting at the White House between U.S. and Danish officials ended without resolving the dispute over Greenland, with President Trump insisting on full U.S. control of the island.
- Denmark’s foreign minister, Lars Lokke Rasmussen, described a “fundamental disagreement” with Trump, who wants to protect Greenland from China and Russia by asserting American ownership.
- Several NATO countries announced plans to send troops to Greenland amid the tensions, but an immediate escalation was avoided by agreeing to form a working group to discuss the issue further.
- Denmark refuses to sell or surrender Greenland, which it has controlled for centuries, though the island is largely self-governing and supported economically and militarily by Denmark.
- The possibility of a
