{"id":425843,"date":"2026-02-14T19:30:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T19:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/425843\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T19:30:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T19:30:12","slug":"munich-security-conference-live-danish-pm-says-trumps-desire-over-greenland-still-the-same-despite-ongoing-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/425843\/","title":{"rendered":"Munich Security Conference live: Danish PM says Trump&#8217;s desire over Greenland still &#8216;the same&#8217; despite ongoing talks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recap: What we&#8217;ve heard from the security summit todaypublished at 17:02 GMT<\/p>\n<p>17:02 GMT<\/p>\n<p>      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (on screen) during debate with Spain's Prime minister Pedro Sanchez, President of Republic of Finland and Alexander Stubb during the 62nd Munich Security Conference (MSC)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/be9e6d53-b9ff-49ae-80fa-f276ee2d735f.jpg.webp.webp\"  width=\"5034\" height=\"2831\" class=\"ssrcss-egie1y-Image edrdn950\"\/>Image source, EPA<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">US and Europe &#8216;belong together&#8217; &#8211; Rubio<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I think the Europeans sighed with relief,&#8221; the EU&#8217;s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, said after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio&#8217;s speech. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Rubio said the US and Europe &#8220;belong together&#8221;, but he also hit out at the region&#8217;s energy and migration policies, was critical of the UN, and said the US doesn&#8217;t want allies &#8220;who are weak&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">It comes after US Vice President JD Vance&#8217;s speech last year, which was critical of Europe&#8217;s policy direction. But our security correspondent Frank Gardner writes that the overriding message from Rubio&#8217;s remarks is that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/live\/cnv6j9j190rt?post=asset%3Ae842a06e-89d2-4fc2-a255-db686c48bec6#post\" class=\"ssrcss-1e0jzsh-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the US still wants to be an ally of Europe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">UK to deploy warships to the Arctic<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Keir Starmer announced that the UK will send a fleet of warships and fighter jets to the Arctic in 2026, as Nato allies bolster defences in the region. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He also called for &#8220;deeper links&#8221; with the EU, arguing that moving closer to the single market in certain areas would bolster security. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Zelensky says US too focused on Ukrainian concessions<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Ukraine&#8217;s President Volodymyr Zelensky called for Europe to have a &#8220;common defence policy&#8221;, saying European unity is the &#8220;best interceptor against Russia&#8217;s aggressive plans&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Speaking about ongoing talks aimed at ending the conflict, Zelensky said that too often when the US discusses the need for concessions, it is in the context of Ukraine and not Russia. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Trump still &#8216;very serious&#8217; about Greenland<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Danish PM Mette Frederiksen, when asked if the Greenland crisis had passed, said she doesn&#8217;t believe so, adding Trump is &#8220;very serious&#8221; about acquiring the island territory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I think the desire from the US president is exactly the same. 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