US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced he will hold talks with Denmark next week amid concerns over America's desire to acquire the Danish territory of Greenland.

President Donald Trump has repeatedly said he wants to take Greenland, which has received extra weight after the capture of Maduro in Venezuela. Why?

Denmark and Greenland are seeking a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio after the Trump administration reiterated its intention to take over Greenland.

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis (N.C.) and Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.), the co-chairs of the bipartisan Senate NATO Observer Group, issued a statement Tuesday urging the Trump administration to “respect the sovereignty and the territorial integrity” of Denmark,

Increasing international tensions, global warming and the changing world economy have put Greenland at the heart of the debate over global trade and security, and U.S. President Donald Trump wants to make sure his country controls this mineral-rich island that guards the Arctic and North Atlantic approaches to North America.

Seven European countries have issued a joint statement saying only Greenland and Denmark can decide on their future.

After the Venezuela attack Trump breezily threatened that Greenland is next — despite warnings that seizing the island would end NATO.