U.S., Greenland and Denmark begin technical talks on Arctic security, Rubio says

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said technical talks between the U.S., Denmark and Greenland have begun to pursue an Arctic security deal, after a working group was created following a Washington meeting with Vice President JD Vance and Rubio.

Technical talks between the United States, Denmark and Greenland to advance an Arctic security agreement began this week, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. The discussions follow a Washington meeting earlier this month where the foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland agreed to create a working group after meeting with Vice President JD Vance and Rubio. The group was formed amid tensions sparked by President Donald Trump's repeated public calls to take over Greenland and related tariff threats. Few details of a reported framework on access to Greenland have been disclosed. Key facts: - Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the working group "begins today" and will be a regular process intended to avoid media attention. - The working group was created after a Washington meeting involving Vice President JD Vance, Rubio and the foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland. - A spokesperson for the Danish Embassy in Washington declined to comment on the start of the talks, according to the article. - The article reports Greenland signalled there are red lines that cannot be crossed in talks with the U.S. - The piece says President Trump announced and later dropped tariff threats related to his Greenland remarks and told the World Economic Forum he would not use U.S. military force to acquire Greenland. Summary: The talks are intended to address differences over Arctic security and access to Greenland after a period of public tensions between the United States and European partners. Undetermined at this time.