The military exercise comes amid security concerns over Russia's influence, and claims to the island by Donald Trump

Denmark's defence minister says Copenhagen is exploring options to acquire a fleet of Boeing P-8A maritime patrol aircraft, either independently or through NATO cooperation, to monitor waters around Greenland.

In Copenhagen’s latest bid to underscore its presence i, Denmark is hosting a major military exercise in Greenland that brings together NATO forces amid a heightened focus on northern security. Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen arrived in Nuuk on Sept.

Denmark's primary national broadcaster says Americans linked to Trump are carrying out covert influence operations to foment dissent in Greenland.

Greenland’s newly elected Prime Minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, captured the mood: “President Trump says that the United States is getting Greenland. Let me be clear: the United States won’t get that. We do not belong to anyone else. We determine our own future.”

The US has told Denmark to "calm down" after the top US diplomat in Copenhagen was summoned over claims that Americans had been conducting covert operations in Greenland.

Greenland, a huge semi-autonomous Danish territory in the Arctic, is coveted by Mr. Trump, who has called repeatedly for the vast land mass to be annexed by the United States. Denmark and Greenland insist that the mineral-rich island is not for sale, while ...

President Donald Trump has said previously that he is seeking U.S. ownership of Greenland, a Danish territory.

Denmark's foreign minister has summoned the top U.S. diplomat in Copenhagen over Danish intelligence reports that U.S. citizens have been conducting covert influence operations in Greenland, the ministry said on Wednesday.