Denmark's Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen talks to journalists ahead of a EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels on January 29, 2026. Denmark's foreign minister on Thursday welcomed "very constructive" high-level talks over Greenland's future, saying the conversation about the island was "back on track." The talks between the U.S., Greenland, and Denmark in Washington on Wednesday were designed to resolve the diplomatic crisis triggered by President Donald Trump's repeated threats against the vast and sparsely populated Arctic island. Speaking to reporters in Brussels ahead of a meeting of European Union foreign ministers, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said the meeting "went well." "It's not that we can conclude anything, but I am slightly more optimistic today than a week ago," he added.