As US Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets Danish and Greenlandic leaders, Denmark defends Greenland’s future amid rising independence aspirations and renewed global attention triggered by President Donald Trump’s threats to acquire the Arctic island.

As the EU calls Trump's threat to tariff allies for rejecting his bid for Greenland a mistake, Denmark's leader laments "being threatened by our closest ally."

As Trump threatens to take Greenland, the island’s Indigenous people say Denmark is making decisions about their future without them.

Mr Nielsen went on to remark that since Greenland is a constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark, it is therefore a member of Nato and any attack on the territory would have “consequences for the whole world”.

President Donald Trump's threats to seize Greenland have triggered a wave of European solidarity ​with Denmark. But the crisis has exposed an uncomfortable reality - Denmark is

Following the incursion into Venezuela, Trump is looking for ways to take over the world's largest and most promising island.

Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said the Arctic territory was facing a "geopolitical crisis" as Trump threatens to take it over. Denmark's Mette Frederiksen condemned "unacceptable pressure" from the US.

US President Donald Trump has stepped up his designs on taking over Denmark's autonomous territory Greenland, but questions abound about why he has taken an aggressive stance when the US already has extensive access to the Arctic island.

NUUK, Greenland — You can’t put a price tag on this Arctic island — at least, that’s the message from the people who live here as rumors swirl of US offers to purchase it. “We are not for sale. Our land is not for sale.