US President Donald Trump held open the possibility Wednesday for a resolution on his designs over Greenland after Denmark’s top diplomat said he failed to change the administration’s mind on wanting to conquer the island.The foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland, an autonomous territory under Copenhagen’s sovereignty, met at the White House with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a meeting the visitors had requested to clear up “misunderstandings” after Trump’s bellicose language toward the fellow NATO member.Trump, speaking after the meeting which he did not attend, for the first time sounded conciliatory on Greenland, acknowledging Denmark’s interests even if he again said he was not ruling out any options.”I have a very good relationship with Denmark, and we’ll see how it all works out. I think something will work out,” Trump said without explaining further.He again said Denmark was powerless if Russia or China wanted to occupy Greenland, but added: “There’s everything we can do.”Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, speaking after leaving the White House, said a US takeover of Greenland was “absolutely not necessary.””We didn’t manage to change the American position. It’s clear that the president has this wish of conquering over Greenland,” Lokke told reporters.”We therefore still have a fundamental disagreement, but we also agree to disagree.”He said the issue was “very emotional” for the people of Greenland and Denmark, a steadfast US ally whose troops died alongside Americans in Afghanistan and, controversially, Iraq.”Ideas that would not respect territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Denmark and the right of self-determination of the Greenlandic people are, of course, totally unacceptable,” Lokke said.He nonetheless said the tone was “constructive” and said the sides would form a committee that would meet within weeks to see if there was possible headway.Referring to the British prime minister who trumpeted his diplomacy with Hitler, Lokke said, “I am not a Chamberlain to say “Peace for our time,” but we must seize the opportunities that present themselves.”- Mocking tone -While the talks were underway, the White House posted on X: “Which way, Greenland man?”The post included a drawing of two dogsleds — one heading towards the White House and a huge US flag, and the other towards Chinese and Russian flags over a lightning-bathed Kremlin and Great Wall of China.Neither country has claimed Greenland, and Lokke said no Chinese ship had been spotted there in a decade and that there were no major Chinese investments.Denmark promised ahead of the meeting to ramp up its military presence further in the vast, sparsely populated and strategically located island.Trump has derided recent Danish efforts to increase security for Greenland as amounting to “two dogsleds.” Denmark says it has invested almost $14 billion in Arctic security.Denmark also announced immediate military exercises that will include aircraft, vessels and soldiers, with Sweden also participating.In another show of solidarity with Denmark following Trump’s threats, Germany and France both said Wednesday they will send troops to Greenland. German’s defense ministry said it would send a 13-person team.- Signs of relief -On the quiet streets of the capital Nuuk, red and white Greenlandic flags flew in shop windows, on apartment balconies, and on cars and buses, in a show of national unity during the talks.Ivaana Egede Larsen, 43, said she felt relief that the meeting appeared to be cordial.”I am more calm now, and I feel more safe. I had felt very much unsafe lately,” she said.In Copenhagen, Thomas Fallesen, 56, voiced similar sentiments.”They are now at least talking together instead of talking through the press. I think it’s a very positive thing,” he said.Vance, who slammed Denmark as a “bad ally” during an uninvited visit to Greenland last year, is known for a hard edge, which was on display when he publicly berated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office last February.Wednesday’s meeting, however, was closed to the press, meaning there was no on-camera confrontation.Trump has appeared emboldened on Greenland — which he views as in the US backyard — since ordering a deadly January 3 attack in Venezuela that removed president Nicolas Maduro.

The family of the woman shot dead by a US immigration officer in Minneapolis has hired a law firm to probe the killing that sparked protests but which the White House says was self-defense.Renee Nicole Good, 37, was shot dead in her car by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis on January 7 as the Trump administration pressed operations to catch undocumented migrants in the midwestern state of Minnesota.The move announced Wednesday by Good’s family to hire the Romanucci and Blandin law firm to conduct a probe could pave the way for them to sue the US government for wrongful killing.”The legal team intends to conduct its civil investigation with an understanding that transparency is essential in this case of national importance,” the lawyers said in a statement.The firm represented the family of George Floyd, a Black man whose May 2020 murder by a white police officer in Minneapolis led to nationwide racial justice protests, in their lawsuit against the city.Local officials have complained that federal investigators have refused to share information and evidence linked to the investigation into the Good case with state and city law enforcement. “The community is not receiving transparency about this case elsewhere, so our team will provide that to the country,” Romanucci and Blandin said, vowing to provide regular public updates.Because of the “many immunities” afforded to federal officers, bringing legal action in the case would be challenging and complex, the law firm said.”This process will not deter us in any way from fervently pursuing justice on behalf of Renee Good,” said founding partner Antonio Romanucci.A vigil for Good took place at 9:37 am (1637 GMT) on Wednesday, exactly one week after the incident that thrust US President Donald Trump’s mass-deportation effort into the spotlight again. Minnesota has sought a temporary restraining order for the ICE operation in the state which, if granted by a federal judge, would pause the sweeps.There have been confrontations between federal agents and protesters who have demanded a full investigation of the killing, with officers seen using pepper spray.A number of school children have walked out of classes in protest at the ICE operation in the city.The officer who fired the shots that killed Good, Jonathan Ross, has neither been suspended nor charged with any crime. Trump and his officials insist that he acted in self-defense.The federal immigration sweeps in Minneapolis occurred amid a highly politicized fraud investigation in Minnesota.