Denmark boosts Greenland's defense budget amid Trump's ownership claims, emphasizing sovereignty and regional security.

Greenland’s prime minister said Monday the autonomous island is not for sale after President-elect Trump said owning Greenland “is an absolute necessity” for the U.S. “Greenland is ours. We are

Denmark announced a major new package to boost the security of Greenland in a move the Danish defense minister called “ironic” because it came just two days after President-elect Trump

Denmark increases defense spending as President-elect Trump calls acquiring Greenland a U.S. “necessity.” Danish officials call the timing “ironic.”

President-elect Donald Trump ran on a platform of isolating the US from foreign conflicts like the Ukraine war, increasing tariffs on foreign trade partners, and rebuilding domestic manufacturing. But in recent days he has suggested a more outwardly aggressive approach for his foreign policy.

Denmark is bolstering defense spending in Greenland, said a Danish official Tuesday who called the announcement's timing with President-elect Trump's suggestion that the U.S. should own the territory an "irony of fate.

The president-elect is renewing calls he made during his first term for the U.S. to buy Greenland, the ice-covered semi-autonomous Danish territory, and mostly Inuit

President-elect Donald Trump sparked controversy by suggesting U.S. control of the Panama Canal and Greenland, citing national security and concerns over China's influence. Both regions' leaders rejected his claims of sovereignty.