Thousands of people took to the streets of Denmark's capital on Saturday to protest at US President Donald Trump's push to take over Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory.
Donald Trump on Friday warned that he could slap tariffs on countries that do not support his Greenland takeover plans, as US Congress members visited Copenhagen to give their backing for Denmark and its autonomous Arctic island.
Greenland's political parties said they did not want to be under Washington as US President Donald Trump again suggested using force to seize the mineral-rich Danish autonomous territory, raising concern worldwide.
US Vice President JD Vance accused Denmark on Friday of not having done enough to protect Greenland, when he visited the strategically-placed, resource-rich Danish territory coveted by US President Donald Trump.
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen pushed back Friday on US President Donald Trump's latest remarks about annexing Greenland, saying the Danish autonomous island could not be taken over by another country.
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says the Danish government is "open-minded" on the issue of using its military as a peacekeeping force in Ukraine but warned a key question was if the United States was "going to back up on Europe".
A website campaigning for Denmark to “buy California from Donald Trump” has been launched as a satirical response to the US president’s efforts to take control of Greenland.
Denmark's foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen on Tuesday said that Donald Trump "will not have Greenland", following the US president's expressed desire to control the territory. The remarks came as Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen travelled across Europe as she sought backing over the situation.
US President Donald Trump aimed new confrontational remarks at Denmark over the weekend, insisting the United States will take control of Greenland following the latest rejections of the idea from both Nuuk and Copenhagen.
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said she was attempting to set up talks with US President-elect Donald Trump following his remarks about taking control of Greenland, which Denmark said were being taken seriously.
Greenland, which US President-elect Donald Trump wants to annex, is a self-governing Danish territory covered in ice, with untapped mineral resources -- and geostrategic importance.
Denmark gave the US military sovereignty over Greenland in 1941, making it hard to see what more President-elect Donald Trump has to gain from recent overtures, Ulrik Pram Gad, a Greenland expert at the Danish Institute for International Studies, told The Local.
US president-elect Donald Trump has declined to rule out the use of military coercion in a potential takeover of Greenland, an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark.
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Tuesday stated the Danish government’s view after intensified calls by incoming US President Donald Trump for an American takeover of Greenland.
A meeting in Copenhagen between the prime minister of Greenland, Múte Egede, and King Frederik has been cancelled amid reports Donald Trump Jr is set to visit the Arctic territory.
Greenland's prime minister Múte B. Egede on Monday said the autonomous Arctic territory 'will never be for sale', following recent comments from US president-elect Donald Trump.
