White House: Trump ‘clear’ he wants US to ‘acquire’ Greenland – despite European reinforcements
Karoline Leavitt says talks between the foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland with US vice president JD Vance and secretary of state Marco Rubio were “productive”.
“It was a good meeting, the two sides agreed to establish a working group of individuals who will continue to have technical talks on the acquisition of Greenland,” she says.
“Those talks will take place, I’m told, every two to three weeks.
“This is a conversation the administration intends to keep having with the Danes and with the respective delegation from Greenland.
“But the president has made his priority quite clear, he wants the United States to acquire Greenland, he thinks it’s best for national security to do that.”
Leavitt adds that European countries sending troops to Greenland won’t affect Trump’s decision on acquiring the territory.
Earlier, we reported on troops from France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden making their way to the Arctic island.
Denmark said the operation will “strengthen our ability to operate in the area”, with Trump having claimed only American control can protect the Arctic territory from Russia and China.
Hours earlier, the foreign ministers of Greenland and Denmark held high-stakes talks with US vice president JD Vance and secretary of state Marco Rubio.
But speaking after the meeting, they said that there was still a “fundamental disagreement” on the future of the Danish territory.
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