Denmark Pins Hopes on Rubio Meeting to Ease Greenland Spat (1)

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he will meet with Danish officials about Greenland after President Donald Trump rattled Europe with fresh comments about taking control of the vast Arctic territory.

Speaking on Capitol Hill after briefing US lawmakers about Venezuela on Wednesday, Rubio downplayed alarm over the president’s comments and said Trump’s desire to purchase Greenland dates back to his first term. Rubio said he’ll meet Danish officials next week.

“We’ll have those conversations with them then,” he told reporters.

Denmark is banking on that meeting in Washington to defuse the US president’s renewed push on Greenland and ...