Major update on Greenland's talks with US - 'fundamental disagreement' - The Mirror

Talks between the US and Denmark over Greenland were "frank and constructive" - but ended with "fundamental disagreement"

Donald Trump is sticking to his wild demand for the US to take over Greenland, after talks with Denmark ended in "fundamental disagreement."

Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio sat down with Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Greenlandic Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt to discuss Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of NATO ally Denmark. A few hours before the talks could begin, Trump reiterated on his social media site that the U.S. "needs Greenland for the purpose of National Security" - demanding NATO help him take control of the island. In a press conference after meeting broke up, Mr Rasmussen said the talks had been "frank and constructive".

A "high level working group" will be set up to try and find ways to give Trump what he wants from Greenland short of handing it over.

Meanwhile, reports suggest Trump's administration is prepared to pay the people of Greenland cash amounting to billions of dollars if they back their country changing hands.

“It is in everybody’s interest — even though we disagree — that we agree to try to explore whether it is doable to accommodate some of the concerns while at the same time respecting the integrity of the Danish kingdom’s territory and the self-determination of the Greenlandic people,” Løkke Rasmussen said. Following the discussions with Vance and Rubio, Løkke Rasmussen, said, “Even though our view on the situation right now around Greenland differs from public statements in the U.S., we share the concerns in the longtime perspective.”

Mr Rasmussen said Denmark and Greenland will continue the dialogue with the U.S. despite a “fundamental disagreement” about the future of the Arctic island.

“We have decided to form a high-level working group to explore if we can find a common way forward,” Rasmussen said during a press conference following his and his Greenlandic’s counterpart meeting with Vance and Rubio in Washington D.C. on Wednesday.

“The group, in our view, should focus on how to address the American security concerns, while at the same time respecting the red lines of the Kingdom of Denmark.” The minister said the working group would meet for the first time “within a matter of weeks.”