Washington: Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Wednesday that the US, Denmark, and Greenland are currently in technical negotiations to develop an Arctic security agreement. At a meeting with Vice President JD Vance and Rubio earlier this month in Washington, the foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland decided to form a working group to discuss disagreements with the United States.
The organization was founded in response to President Donald Trump’s repeated demands that the United States annex Greenland, a Danish territory, in order to combat threats from China and Russia. Greenland, Denmark, and European allies vehemently opposed these demands.
According to the Danish Foreign Ministry, the topic of discussion on Wednesday was “how we can address US concerns about security in the Arctic while respecting the red lines of the Kingdom.” Greenland’s sovereignty is indicated with red lines. US-European relations have been strained by Trump’s recent threats to seize Greenland, a NATO ally’s semiautonomous region.
This month, Trump threatened to impose new tariffs on Denmark and seven other European nations that rejected his takeover demands. However, he quickly withdrew his threats after NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte helped reach a “framework” for an agreement about access to the mineral-rich island. The agreement’s specifics are still unknown.
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