THE NEW YORK TIMES: Denmark’s foreign minister said that the three governments had a “frank” but “constructive” discussion about President Trump’s wish to get Greenland. It was their first meeting on the subject.
Denmark, Greenland and the United States have a “fundamental disagreement” over the future of the territory in the North Atlantic, Lars Lokke Rasmussen, the Danish foreign minister, said on Wednesday after a meeting with top Trump administration officials.
The meeting in Washington — hours after President Trump said the United States “needs Greenland” — was the first among the three governments to discuss Mr. Trump’s desire to buy or take the semiautonomous Danish territory.
Mr. Rasmussen and Vivian Motzfeldt, the Greenland foreign minister, met with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Afterward, Mr. Rasmussen called the discussion “frank” and “constructive” even as he underscored that Denmark has no interest in changing the status quo.
“Our perspectives continue to differ,” he said. “The president has made his view clear. And we have a different position.” » | Amelia Nierenberg | Reporting from London | Wednesday, January 14, 2026
