The Republican senator's remark in Munich received swift backlash, being described as "disastrous disrespect" by one economist.

COPENHAGEN, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Denmark's prime minister said on Friday she and her Greenlandic counterpart had a constructive meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Munich Security Conference over the semi-autonomous Danish territory.

The Danes aren't used to the attention their homeland has received of late, but focus at Olympics is on building hockey program

Trump’s aggressive push to gain control of Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark, has been met with intense backlash from Europe

The South Carolina Republican offered a fairly optimistic take on a NATO alliance that's been battered by the dispute over Greenland.

"As Arctic nations, Canada and the Kingdom of Denmark are working together to strengthen stability, security, and cooperation," Canada's Foreign Minister said.

NATO launches Arctic Sentry effort amid pressure from President Donald Trump about security in the region, and his calls for U.S. acquisition of Greenland.

Greenland is believed to hold significant deposits of rare-earth elements. Mining them, however, is another story.

Arctic security has been on NATO’s agenda for years, but President Donald Trump’s threats to annex the Danish territory accelerated pressure to act.

A former Trump official and a Greenlandic businessman want to hitch the island up to the U.S. through investment.