"Talks in Washington on the future of Greenland between Denmark's foreign minister, his Greenlandic counterpart, and a United States team led by Vice President J. D. Vance were inconclusive. A dangerous stalemate has emerged. The delegation from the Kingdom of Denmark failed to convince US officials to back off talk of annexing Greenland. The Danish foreign minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said there remained a "fundamental disagreement" with the US."
"Rasmussen told a press conference, "We didn't manage to change the American position. It's clear that the president has this wish of conquering over Greenland." US president Donald Trump's stated concerns are about security threats to Greenland, including a repeated mention of Russian and Chinese shops "swarming around." There is no evidence of that."
"When reminded by Danish officials of the fact that the US, under its defence treaty with the Kingdom of Denmark, could expand its own presence on the island, he has said for that to happen, he doesn't want a military lease, he wants ownership. That's the real estate guy talking. There is also the lure of critical mineral wealth in Greenland, even if it is locked away under the ice, and US mining companies have shown little interest."
Talks in Washington between Danish, Greenlandic, and U.S. officials over Greenland's future ended inconclusively, producing a dangerous stalemate and a fundamental disagreement between Denmark and the United States. The U.S. appears to favor formal ownership rather than a military lease, citing alleged security threats from Russia and China that lack supporting evidence. The U.S. president's statements about foreign "swarming" and his expressed desire for ownership conflict with Danish positions and raise concerns about strategic and mineral motives. The situation threatens to strain NATO ties and evokes comparisons to historical territorial acquisitions like the Alaska purchase.
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