US secretary of state Marco Rubio will meet with his Danish counterpart next week, as the White House said it was considering all options to acquire the semi-autonomous territory of Greenland, including military force.
“I will be meeting with them next week. We will have those conversations with them then,” Rubio said after briefing lawmakers on the recent US military operation to seize Venezuelan authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro.
Asked about comments from the White House on Tuesday that Washington had not ruled out “utilising the US military” to seize Greenland, which is rich in natural resources, Rubio said that all US presidents retain the option to address perceived threats to national security “through military means”.