The US and Denmark are both part of NATO. Greenland is a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark and has been a topic of continued interest to the US due to "national and strategic importance".

United States secretary of state Marco Rubio on Wednesday announced that he will be meeting Denmark next week.\"I'll be meeting with them next week,\" R.

The US president has made repeat takeover threats - drawing condemnation from the island's leaders and Denmark.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday he had asked NATO to open consultations under Article 4. It comes after Polish forces shot down 19 drones over its airspace, marking the first known instance of a Nato member firing shots in the ongoing ...

Fresh from a dramatic military operation in Venezuela, Donald Trump is now turning his attention north — toward Greenland. His rhetoric has alarmed European capitals and rattled NATO allies. Denmark faces an unthinkable question: if Washington moves aggressively,

Most analysts believe that a forcible US takeover of Greenland would essentially lead to the breakdown of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) because both Denmark and the US are NATO members.

The deployment comes a day after Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said in a joint conference with Denmark Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen that his country's loyalty will remain with Denmark,