Top diplomats from Greenland and Denmark met with White House officials as Trump pushes for ownership
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Key Points:
- Denmark’s Ambassador Jesper Møller Sørensen and Greenland’s representative Jacob Isbosethsen met with White House officials to reiterate that Greenland is not for sale, amid President Trump’s public push to purchase the territory.
- Despite Trump’s repeated statements about buying Greenland and hints at possible military action, neither the US administration nor Trump has directly proposed a purchase or military intervention to Danish or Greenlandic officials.
- Greenland and Denmark have firmly rejected any discussions about selling Greenland or entering a free-association agreement, emphasizing that the island’s population cannot be bought.
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to meet with Greenlandic and Danish foreign ministers next week, where officials are expected to reaffirm their willingness to cooperate on security and resource issues without
