Rubio to meet with Danish leaders - Declares he won't back down from Trump's Greenland goal
The top US diplomat said he would meet with Danish leaders next week but signaled no retreat from President Donald Trump's intention to take over Greenland, as alarmed allies including France and Germany worked on a response.
A U.S. military operation over the weekend that captured the Venezuelan leader revived concerns about U.S. intentions toward Greenland, and American officials have done little to allay fears.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters that Trump retained the option to address his objective through military means. However, “as a diplomat, which I am now, and what we are working on, we always prefer to resolve it in different ways, including Venezuela,” he said when asked if the US was willing to potentially jeopardize the US-led NATO military alliance with a forceful invasion of Greenland.
A US military seizure of the mineral-rich Arctic island, a former ally, would send shockwaves through NATO and deepen the rift between Trump and European leaders.
This has sparked backlash in the US Congress, with Democratic and Republican US senators saying they expected the Senate to eventually vote on legislation seeking to curb Trump's ability to invade Greenland.
Greenland is strategically located between Europe and North America, making it a critical location for the US ballistic missile defense system for decades. Its mineral wealth also aligns with Washington's ambition to reduce dependence on China.
Trump first expressed the idea of taking control of Greenland in 2019, during his first presidency.
He argues that it is essential to US military strategy and that Denmark has not done enough to protect it, even though two treaties already give the US military almost unlimited access to the island, one signed with Denmark in 1951 and the other in 2023.
The White House said Trump was discussing options for purchasing Greenland, including the possible use of the US military despite European objections.
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