"US Vice President JD Vance is set to meet with Denmark's Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen and his Greenlandic counterpart Vivian Motzfeldt in Washington on Wednesday as threats by the US president to seize Greenland continue to cause consternation in Europe and within the NATO alliance. The talks, to be held at the White House with Vance in attendance, were requested by Rasmussen, who had sought to meet with his US counterpart Marco Rubio, saying he hoped to "clear up certain misunderstandings.""
"Ahead of the talks, Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said: "One thing must be clear to everyone: Greenland does not want to be owned by the United States. Greenland does not want to be governed by the United States. Greenland does not want to be part of the United States." Greenland is a semiautonomous territory of Denmark, a NATO ally of the US."
"US President Donald Trump has said that the US "needs" the huge and strategically important Arctic island, which he says would otherwise be taken over by Russia or China, despite neither of those countries voicing any aim to do so. On Friday, Trump said that he wanted mineral-rich Greenland "whether they like it or not" and "if we don't do it the easy way, we're going to do it the hard way.""
US Vice President JD Vance will meet Denmark's foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Greenland's Vivian Motzfeldt in Washington to address tensions over US comments about Greenland. Rasmussen requested the talks after seeking a meeting with US counterpart Marco Rubio, saying he hoped to clear up misunderstandings. Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen stated that Greenland does not want to be owned, governed, or become part of the United States. Greenland is a semiautonomous territory of Denmark and a NATO ally. President Donald Trump has said the US "needs" Greenland and expressed interest in acquiring its mineral resources.
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