High-stakes talks over fate of Greenland

Tonight, this massive island in the. Arctic, a Danish territory with a. population of only 56,000, is at the. center of a diplomatic drama. Officials. from Denmark and Greenland meeting with. Vice President Vance and Secretary of. State Marco Rubio today at the White. House. >> We had what I will describe as a frank. but also constructive discussion. The. president has made his view clear and we. have a different position. President. Trump wants the US to control Greenland.

>> We need Greenland for national security, >> saying Russia and China are also eyeing. it. >> The problem is there's not a thing that. Denmark can do about it if Russia or. China wants to occupy Greenland. But. there's everything we can do. >> NBC News has learned the US could have. to pay as much as $700 billion to buy. Greenland, according to three people. familiar with the cost estimate, which. was generated by scholars and former US. officials. Today, Interior Secretary. Doug Bergam posted this image with the. text, "The new interior," showing direct.

flights from Washington DC to Alaska's. capital in the west and Greenland's. capital to the east. But Denmark, a NATO. ally, insists its territory is not for. sale and is pushing back on the. president's previous comments. >> If you take a look outside of Greenland. right now, there are Russian destroyers, there are Chinese destroyers. It is not. a true narrative that we have, you know, Chinese warships all around the place. >> We thank you for watching and remember, stay updated on breaking news and top.

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