U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen in Brussels on Thursday, April 3, 2025, to reaffirm the “strong relationship” between the U.S. and Denmark.
The meeting followed months of tension between Washington and Copenhagen over U.S. President Donald Trump’s declarations that Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark, should become part of the United States.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance visited a U.S. military base in northern Greenland on Friday, March 28 and accused Denmark of not doing enough to keep the Arctic island safe. Vice President JD Vance suggested the U.S. would better protect Greenland.
During the meeting, Rubio and Rasmussen discussed shared priorities including increasing NATO defense spending and burden sharing, as well as addressing the threats to the Alliance, including those posed by Russia and China.
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Greenland was not on the agenda for the meeting, with both parties focusing instead on the situation in Ukraine and the security of Europe.
