Greenland 'can count on us,' European Commission chief says ahead of White House talks

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Greenland 'can count on us,' European Commission chief says ahead of White House talks  Von der Leyen's comments come as US officials will host the Danish and Greenlandic foreign ministers at the White House for crunch talks later on Wednesday.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2026/01/14/greenland-can-count-on-us-european-commission-chief-says-ahead-of-white-house-talks  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen expressed support for Greenland on Wednesday,

00:07saying the Arctic island belongs to its people.

00:11Her comments come as U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio

00:16host the Danish and Greenlandic foreign ministers at the White House.

00:20For me it's important that the Greenlanders know, and they know this by the deeds,

00:24not only by the words, that we respect the wishes of the Greenlanders

00:29and their interests and that they can count on us.

00:33Tensions have soared between the U.S., Denmark and Greenland this month

00:36as U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration continue to push the issue.

00:41And Trump has repeatedly refused to rule out using military force to take the island.

00:46Trump posted on social media on Wednesday that NATO should help the U.S. acquire Greenland

00:51and anything less than American control is unacceptable.

00:54Meanwhile, Greenland's prime minister emphasized a day earlier that if faced with a choice,

01:00Greenland would choose Denmark over the U.S.

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