Denmark’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that a “fundamental disagreement” with U.S. President Donald Trump over the future of Greenland remained unresolved after high-level talks in Washington, even as Denmark and NATO allies moved to increase their military presence in the Arctic territory amid rising tensions.

The crisis has come. The foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland meet today at the White House with Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Hours before the meeting, the Danish defense ministry announced a stepped-up military presence in Greenland, including aircraft, ships, and soldiers.

Follow Newsweek for live coverage of the worsening dispute between NATO allies the U.S. and Denmark over control of Greenland.

U.S. officials are expected to meet with Danish and Greenlandic counterparts in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.

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Greenland’s prime minister categorically ruled out joining the US and said the Arctic territory prefers to be in a union with Denmark, suggesting the island is putting independence plans on the back burner for now.

Greenland's leader rejected suggestions of becoming a U.S. territory, saying the island does not want to be owned by the United States amid renewed comments from Donald Trump.