Marco Rubio To Hold Talks With Danish Leaders On Greenland After Trump's Threat

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday said he will meet the Danish government next week to discuss Greenland, following President Donald Trump’s renewed remarks about taking control of the island.

“I’ll be meeting with them next week,” Rubio said.

The meeting comes as Denmark and Greenland seek clarification on Washington’s intentions after Trump again spoke about gaining control of the strategically important Arctic territory.

Following the US military action in Venezuela, Trump’s renewed remarks have caused concern in Europe.

Trump has repeatedly said he wants the United States to acquire Greenland — a mineral-rich, semi‑autonomous territory of Denmark that already hosts a US military base — citing national security reasons. He first

raised the idea publicly during his first term in 2019 and has revived it during his current presidency.

His administration has described Greenland as vital in countering influence from rivals such as China and Russia in the Arctic. He argues the island is important for US military strategy and claims Denmark has not done enough to protect it.

This time, his administration has stepped up its rhetoric, calling the “acquisition of Greenland a national security priority”.

“The president and his team are discussing a range of options to pursue this important foreign policy goal, and of course, utilising the US military is always an option,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Tuesday.

Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned that any attack on a NATO ally would end the alliance, and several European leaders have voiced support for Copenhagen.

Denmark has said that any US military action against Greenland would “stop everything,” including NATO cooperation and decades of transatlantic security links.

Greenland’s Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt said they had tried to arrange a meeting with Rubio throughout 2025, but “it has so far not been possible.”

Denmark’s Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said meeting Rubio should “clear up certain misunderstandings,” while Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen insisted that the island was not for sale and that only its 57,000 people should decide its future.

(With inputs from agencies)