U.S. Secretary of State Blinken aims to revive US-Denmark ties

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Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod had met less than a year ago with Blinken’s predecessor, Mike Pompeo, amid lingering mistrust created by Trump’s desire to buy the Danish territory of Greenland and Trump’s cancellation of a state visit to Denmark in 2019 after his suggestions were flatly rejected.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sought Monday to revive strained ties with Denmark, pledging renewed cooperation with the country over climate change, Arctic policy and Russia. Denmark was one of several European countries that felt slighted by former President Donald Trump and expressed clear relief at the change in administrations.

Blinken’s talks in Copenhagen came ahead of his first face-to-face encounter with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at a time of significantly heightened tensions between Washington and Moscow. That meeting is set for Wednesday in Iceland on the sidelines of a meeting of the Arctic Council. It will set the stage for a planned summit next month between President Joe Biden and Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

“Today America is back, and in more ways than one,” said Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod. “And, let me tell you, America has been missed.”

[SoCalDavidS]

1. Denmark Is The Country I Want To Move To

My parents are still alive, and I do not want to leave America while they are.

But I very much hope to get the hell out of this country once I'm able, and Denmark is very high on my list.

[eppur_se_muova]

2. More $#!% we had forgotten about -- I mean, how did we get on bad terms with Denmark?

Yeah, it was Failure 45. No one else could have done it.

[Renew Deal]

3. Give us Greenland and then we'll talk.