US Vice-President JD Vance says Greenland is "critical" for the defence of the US and the world against possible Russian or Chinese missile attacks - and that Europe and Denmark have "not done a good job" in securing the area.

The vice president ruffled feathers in Denmark and Greenland when he visited the Arctic territory in March 2025.

Greenlanders are using Donald Trump’s threats to take the world’s biggest island by force to push for independence from Denmark.

Denmark and Greenland’s envoys to Washington have begun a vigorous effort to urge U.S. lawmakers as well as key Trump administration officials to step back from President Donald Trump’s call for a “ta

As President Donald Trump escalates his threats to acquire Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, a NATO ally, lawmakers on Capitol Hill are reacting. Not all are obeying party lines.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday that he plans to meet representatives of Denmark next week to discuss Greenland, as President Donald Trump pushes to bring the vast Arctic island under US control.

European leaders expressed their confusion and pushed back Wednesday against President-elect Donald Trump's refusal to rule out using military force to take over Greenland.

Denmark and Greenland’s envoys to Washington have begun a vigorous effort to urge U.S. lawmakers as well as key Trump administration officials to step back from President Donald Trump's call for a takeover of the strategic Arctic island.