Rubio meets Danish foreign minister in first high-level talks since Trump's vow to take Greenland

Meanwhile, in Brussels, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen on the sidelines of a NATO meeting on Thursday local time for their first high-level talks since President Donald Trump's renewed interest in acquiring Greenland.

Rasmussen firmly stated that Denmark would object to any U.S. claims on Greenland, while Rubio reaffirmed the "strong relationship" between the U.S. and Denmark.

Shortly after their meeting, Denmark's Prime Minister, who is also on a visit to Greenland, voiced support on Thursday for enhanced Arctic defense collaboration with the United States, but firmly dismissed U.S. attempts to annex the Arctic island.