Danish PM says more Greenland talks due after meeting US’s Marco Rubio

New opinion poll finds seven in 10 US adults disapprove of President Donald Trump’s handling of Greenland issue.Published On 14 Feb 2026Denmark’s prime minister and Greenland’s premier met ⁠with United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio and agreed that talks would be pursued on the running of Greenland, the semi-autonomous Danish territory that President Donald Trump has threatened to take over.Rubio held a 15-minute meeting with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland’s Premier Jens-Frederik Nielsen on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on Friday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4From blackouts to food shortages: How US blockade is crippling life in Cubalist 2 of 4Macron warns US trade ‘threats, intimidation’ towards EU not overlist 3 of 4Merz, Macron to address Munich Security Conference amid disputes with USlist 4 of 4US and Europe must ‘repair and revive transatlantic ties’: Germany’s Merzend of listGreenland’s leader Nielsen said in a post on social media that during the meeting with Rubio, “it was emphasised that the conversations being made are the right way forward and the interests of Greenland were once again clearly highlighted”.Prime Minister Frederiksen said on X after the meeting: “Constructive talk with Secretary of State Marco Rubio together with Jens-Frederik Nielsen, Chairman of Naalakkersuisut, at the Munich Security Conference.”“Work will continue as agreed in the high-level working group,” she said.The meeting between the Danish and Greenlandic leaders and the US state secretary comes amid severely strained ties between Europe and Washington, and NATO allies, amid President Trump’s repeated threats to take over Greenland and criticism of European nations as “decaying” and “weak”.Speaking to reporters on Friday, Trump said, “We’re negotiating ‌right ‌now for Greenland.”“I ‌think Greenland’s going to want us, but we get along very well with Europe. We’ll see how it all works out,” he said.After months of bellicose language regarding the US’s necessity to acquire Greenland, Trump abruptly stepped back from his threats last month, saying that he had reached an understanding with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte that would give the US greater influence in the mineral-rich Arctic territory.