U.S., Danish Officials Set for Talks on Greenland
The urgent diplomatic session comes after Secretary of State Marco Rubio briefed Congress behind closed doors last week about President Donald Trump's interest in purchasing the Danish territory, according to multiple reports. The White House escalated tensions Tuesday by revealing officials are weighing "a broad range of options" to secure Greenland—including potential military intervention.
However, bipartisan resistance is mounting on Capitol Hill. Senator Tim Kaine, who conferred with Danish representatives last week, predicted Sunday that Republicans and Democrats would unite against any armed seizure of the island.
"We're not going to do it the hard way, and we're not going to do it the easy way," Kaine stated, echoing Trump's earlier language. "Either we're going to continue to work with Denmark as a sovereign nation that we're allied with, and we're not going to treat them as an adversary or as an enemy," the Democrat emphasized.
The administration's rhetoric has sharpened dramatically since a January 3 military operation targeting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Officials now frame Greenland's acquisition as critical to U.S. national security interests.
Greenland's political leadership unanimously rejected American overtures Friday, declaring: "We do not want to be Americans, we do not want to be Danes, we want to be Greenlanders."
Trump responded Friday with stark warnings: "We are going to do something on Greenland, whether they like it or not, because if we don't do it, Russia or China will take over Greenland, and we're not going to have Russia or China as a neighbor."
Refusing again to eliminate military force as an option, he added: "I would like to make a deal the easy way, but if we don't do it the easy way, we will do it the hard way."
The president's statements have triggered international alarm, with European allies cautioning that such aggression could dismantle NATO.
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