Denmark's Foreign Minister and Greenland's Minister of Foreign Affairs were photographed smoking after a meeting with U.S. Senator Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance in Nuuk over the past hour through 1:47 PM UTC on January 15, 2026, according to an X post by @Mollyploofkins. The image shared during this reporting window from 12:46 PM UTC shows the officials outside following the discussions, amid ongoing U.S.-Denmark-Greenland talks on Greenland's status. These developments follow a January 14 meeting between the United States, Denmark, and Greenland that ended without a breakthrough, with a working group tasked to continue efforts, as reported by POLITICO prior to this period. Earlier today, European officials expressed mixed views on Vice President Vance in the talks, with one diplomat telling POLITICO "Vance hates us," while another noted his close relationship with President Donald Trump, according to reports through 11:45 AM UTC. Additional context includes prior NATO reinforcements in Greenland at Denmark's request, such as Danish army soldiers deploying to Arctic Command headquarters this morning, and unverified social media claims of German troop deployments.
