Trump allies have cited the island's continued role in missile defense infrastructure, accusing Denmark of leaving it vulnerable to potential Russian and Chinese influence.

Greenland's party leaders rejected President Trump's repeated calls for the U.S. to take control of the island, saying that Greenland's future must be decided by its people.

The country's five political parties issued a joint statement rejecting Trump's attempts to acquire the island.

U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened Greenland and says Washington must take control of the strategically located island.

European officials were stunned that President Trump restated his desire for Greenland after a yearlong effort to dissuade him, according to diplomats and others.

President Trump's threats to seize Greenland have forced Copenhagen to rally support among its European allies, but it won't have much to gain if the territory declares independence.

Greenland’s party leaders have rejected President Donald Trump’s repeated calls for the U.S. to take control of the island, saying that Greenland’s future must be decided by its people. “We don’t want to be Americans,

Most European leaders have been mealy-mouthed about the US raid to depose Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro. They have taken a clearer line on Greenland, in defence of sovereignty, territorial integrity and the right of Greenlanders and Danes to decide the future of the vast Arctic territory.

OSLO, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Greenland's parliament will bring forward a meeting to discuss its response to U.S. threats to take control of the Arctic island, the leaders of the five political parties in the Greenlandic assembly said in a joint statement.

Trump’s threat to annex an autonomous part of Denmark has plunged NATO into an unprecedented situation: An alliance based on collective defense now faces the prospect that one member might attack another.