Denmark and Greenland are seeking a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio after the Trump administration doubled down on its intention to take over the strategic Arctic island, a Danish territory.

Trump weighs military option to acquire Greenland

Tensions escalated after the White House said on Tuesday that the "U.S. military is always an option", even as a series of European leaders rejected President Donald Trump's renewed calls for the US to take over Greenland, citing strategic reasons.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned earlier this week that a U.S. takeover would amount to the end of the NATO military alliance.

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