U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will reportedly meet with Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen on the sidelines of a NATO gathering in Brussels, as U.S. President Donald Trump makes clear that he wants to take Greenland.
The planned connection was reported by the Financial Times, citing two unnamed officials, and would be the first high-level U.S.-Denmark meeting since the new Trump Administration took office in January.
Greenland is a self-governing Danish territory, rich in natural resources, including highly-prized rare earth minerals. The large island sits in the Arctic northeast of Canada.
There is a strong movement in Greenland for independence from Denmark, but little appetite to join the U.S. as a state.
Newsweek has contacted the press department of the Danish foreign ministry by email for comment.
This is a developing story and more information will be added shortly.
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