U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday he will meet Danish leaders next week as the Trump administration presses ahead with its goal of acquiring Greenland, signaling no retreat from President Donald Trump's ambitions despite alarm among NATO allies.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen confirmed on Sunday that her Foreign Minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, will meet with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio for talks on Greenland next week, as the United States pushes to bring the vast Arctic island under its control.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters he would speak with the officials after days of mounting threats from the Trump administration to take Greenland, a semiautonomous Danish territory.

Greenland is a self-governing territory of Denmark, a NATO ally of the United States. That has not stopped President Trump from saying he wants the island.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans talks with Denmark after Trump doubles down on acquiring Greenland, raising NATO tensions and security questions.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he plans to meet with Danish officials next week after the Trump administration reiterated its intention to take over the strategic Arctic island.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he will meet with Danish officials about Greenland after President Donald Trump rattled Europe with fresh comments about taking control of the vast Arctic territory.

President Trump has argued that the U.S. needs to control Greenland to ensure its own security in the face of rising threats from China and Russia.

The price tag starts at least $3.3 billion, per the World Bank, but rare-earth mineral valuations could bring it up into the trillions of dollars.

Donald Trump is pushing for the U.S. to take over Greenland, telling reporters on Air Force One Sunday that “one way or the other, we’re going to have Greenland.” Trump has been pushing to take over the Danish territory,