"All the United States is asking for is a place called Greenland, where we already had it as a trustee, but respectfully returned it back to Denmark not long ago," Trump said.

By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, Jan 24 (Reuters) - When officials from the United States, Denmark and Greenland met last month in the Arctic island's capital, the session was reassuringly normal, with no discussion of a U.

President's Trump's designs on acquiring the world's largest island "one way or the other" have stirred feelings of betrayal among Danes and Greenlanders. Mo Rocca gives us a history lesson about an island that is 80 percent covered in ice.

Greenland needs to be "in the hands" of the United States, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, hours before high-stakes talks in Washington. "The United States needs Greenland for the purpose of National Security,

As US President Donald Trump repeatedly revives his interest in acquiring Greenland, one leader has stood firmly in the way, Denmark's Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen.

A bipartisan U.S. Congressional delegation's comments in Denmark contrasted with those emanating from the White House.

When Trump and Miller ask by what right Denmark controls Greenland, the answer is straightforward

Thursday morning brought a sense of relief but also lingering anxiety across Europe, with unanswered questions about what Trump's new Greenland deal might entail.

Greenland’s leader said that, if given the choice between the United States and Denmark, the Greenlanders would rather stick with the Danes.

Image A massive iceberg towers over a research or expedition vessel in Greenland's waters. Image courtesy of Hubert Neufeld. From the 2025 story "Beneath Greenland's Ice Lies a Climate Solution — and a New Geopolitical Battleground.

Danish citizens say President Trump's latest push to control Greenland is changing their view on Denmark's relationship with America.