'Fundamental disagreement' with US over Greenland remains

· DW

Danish and Greenlandic officials said they still have a “fundamental disagreement” with President Donald Trump over Greenland after meeting in Washington with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

  • US Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio held talks with Greenland's Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt and Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen
  • President Donald Trump again insists that Greenland needs to be 'in hands of US'
  • Anything less than US control of the Danish-owned territory is 'unacceptable,' Trump warns
  • Leaders from Denmark, Greenland and Europe have pushed back, warning US annexation of the Arctic island would spell the end of NATO
  • European Parliament urges concrete support for Greenland and Denmark

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Below, you can review developments from Wednesday, January 14, 2026 about US President Donald Trump's threats of taking over Greenland: