Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has confirmed that her Foreign Minister, Lars Lokke Rasmussen, will meet with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio for talks on Greenland next week, as the United States pushes forward with control of the large Arctic island.
"We are at a crossroads," Frederiksen said.
She did not specify a precise location or time for the meeting.
Rubio had previously said he planned to meet with Danish representatives next week, after Denmark and Greenland requested talks with the US diplomat.
Greenland, home to fewer than 57,000 residents and about four-fifths of which is covered by ice, is largely autonomous but officially part of the Kingdom of Denmark, a NATO member.
Frederiksen has warned that if the US turns its back on cooperation with NATO by threatening an ally, then "everything stops."
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump has reiterated his long-standing desire to "own" Greenland in recent days, and his administration has not ruled out using military force to gain control, citing security interests and a perceived threat from China and Russia in the region. /Telegraph/
