Rubio Announces Technical Arctic Talks With Denmark, Greenland Officials

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said technical talks between U.S., Denmark and Greenland officials began Wednesday to implement a working group created during a Washington meeting, according to his testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

The working group was agreed to earlier this month during a meeting with Vice President JD Vance and Rubio and was created after President Donald Trumps repeated calls for the U.S. to take over Greenland sparked pushback from Greenland, Denmark and European allies.

The Danish Foreign Ministry said Wednesday's talks focused on "how we can address U.S. concerns about security in the Arctic while respecting the red lines of the Kingdom," officials confirmed, showing diplomatic movement but underscoring disputed sovereignty claims.

President Donald Trump earlier threatened tariffs on Denmark and seven European countries that opposed his remarks about Greenland but later dropped those threats after a framework deal on access to the island was reached, records show and financial markets responded to the dispute.

Rubio said the talks "begin today and will be a regular process," and he urged low-profile discussions to avoid a "media circus," while a Danish Embassy spokesperson declined to comment on the start of talks.