Photograph: Sigga Ella/The New York TimesThe US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, says he plans to meet Danish officials next week to discuss Greenland, amid an escalating crisis within Nato over Donald Trump’s threats to take over the Arctic territory. Mr Trump claimed on Wednesday that the US would not desert Nato in a backhanded social media post that also criticised the alliance. [ Why does Donald Trump want to take over Greenland?Opens in new window ]Mr Trump has long-expressed an interest in acquiring Greenland. Mr Trump has claimed that Greenland is “full of Chinese and Russian ships” and that Denmark is incapable of defending Greenland, which the president has said is vital for US national security. But Lars Løkke Rasmussen, the Danish foreign minister said after the extraordinary meeting that the US was giving a false representation of what was happening in Greenland.

Source: The Irish Times January 07, 2026 17:19 UTC