Rubio, Trump and Greenland
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans talks with Danish officials as the Trump administration renews interest in acquiring Greenland. European leaders warn the move could undermine NATO, while Washington insists diplomacy remains the preferred option.
US President Donald Trump is considering making an offer to buy Greenland, the White House said Wednesday, despite the island's people and controlling power Denmark making clear they are not interested.
Marco Rubio said Europeans should not fear for NATO's future after alarm Trump prompted Germany's Friedrich Merz to urge independence from the US.
US secretary of state Marco Rubio on Wednesday announced that he will be meeting officials in Denmark next week."I'll be meeting with them next week," Rubio told news agency APThe demand for Greenland is not a hidden fact.
Tensions escalated after the White House said on Tuesday that the "US military is always an option" in terms of acquiring Greenland.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans talks with Denmark after Trump doubles down on acquiring Greenland, raising NATO tensions and security questions.
A U.S. military seizure of the mineral-rich Arctic island from a longtime ally, Denmark, would send shock waves through the NATO alliance and deepen the divide between Trump and European leaders.
Others in Trump’s orbit have also advocated for a U.S. takeover of Greenland, including White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Millers’s wife Katie, who caused a stir after posting a map of Greenland with the American flag superimposed onto it with the caption, “SOON.”
Denmark and Greenland are seeking a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio after the Trump administration reiterated its intention to take over Greenland
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday he will meet with Danish officials next week, but showed no signs Washington wants to back away from U.S. President Donald Trump's stated desire to gain control of Greenland.
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