Overview
- Wadephul departs Sunday for the United States, stopping in Reykjavík to meet Iceland’s foreign minister Thorgerdur Katrín Gunnarsdóttir.
- He will meet U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington on Monday for talks focused on Ukraine support, transatlantic security and defense policy, and bilateral relations.
- German government spokespeople reiterate that the future of Greenland lies solely with the Greenlandic people.
- Reporting indicates Greenland is likely to feature in the talks following recent U.S. threats to assume control of the island.
- Berlin says it regrets the U.S. decision to leave 66 international organizations and underscores that the United Nations remains indispensable.