Løkke Rasmussen confirms that Denmark and Greenland have requested a meeting with US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio. It is not clear when such a meeting might take place.
"We want it because we feel that part of this discussion is due to a misinterpretation of what is up and what is down," he said.
Shortly after the press conference, however, the American demands for the transfer of control of Greenland were repeated.
“President Trump has been clear that the acquisition of Greenland is a national security priority,” the White House said in a statement to Reuters, adding that military action “is always a possibility.”
Investments within NATO
The US has previously argued that Denmark is unable to defend Greenland, a claim Danish officials reject. Minister of Defence Troels Lund Poulsen (V) said at the press conference in Copenhagen that it is not true, for example, that the country has only sent a dog sled to Greenland to increase security, as US President Donald Trump has claimed.
"It is not true that we have not taken any initiatives," said Lund Poulsen, mentioning, among other things, that the Danish Ministry of Defense has allocated approximately 42 billion Danish kroner for 2025.
He said the investments are something NATO countries need to do together.
"It is not something that should be raised by Denmark alone. It should also be raised within NATO."
Universal principles
The Nordic foreign ministers wrote earlier on Tuesday in a joint statement that they intend to increase investments in Arctic security:
"We have significantly increased our investments in Arctic security and are prepared to do even more in close consultation with the United States and other NATO allies."
The statement comes after the leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom and Denmark took a swipe at the US. "Greenland belongs to its people. It is up to Denmark and Greenland, and them alone, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland," they wrote.
Security in the Arctic region must be achieved collectively, in cooperation with NATO allies, including the United States, they wrote.
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller recently said in an interview with CNN that Greenland should of course be part of the United States, and that no one will fight militarily against the United States over Greenland's future.
