US Denmark relations

Greenland dispute: Donald Trump says ‘something will work out’; cites ‘need’ for ‘national security’

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that a resolution could come up amid his repeated threats to seize Greenland, following a high-level meeting in Washington with officials from Denmark and the autonomous territory. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office after the talks, Trump said the United States had “a very good relationship with […]

‘Fundamental disagreement’: Denmark discusses Greenland with US in White House meeting; urges ‘respectful’ cooperation

Denmark’s Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Greenland’s Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt speak at a news conference at the Embassy of Denmark (AP photo) Officials from Greenland and Denmark met in Washington on Wednesday with senior White House officials, including Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, amid renewed remarks by US […]

Donald Trump says US will take Greenland ‘easy way or hard way…whether they like it or not’

TOI correspondent from Washington: Denmark is changing Greenland’s name to Epstein Island so Trump will stop talking about it, a Danish comedian joked earlier this week. But it’s no laughing matter now. The “MAGA” drive to acquire the Danish affiliate, “the easy way or the hard way” is very much on the cards after US […]

Danish PM rebuffs US ambitions over Greenland: ‘You can’t annex another country’

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen addressed the issue of Greenland’s sovereignty on Thursday during her visit to the autonomous Danish region, firmly stating to the US that territorial annexation was not permissible.Frederiksen, speaking in English, said, “You cannot annex another country.”The US-Denmark relationship has grown tense following repeated assertions by […]