Greenland

Greenland

European allies have supported Denmark against increased pressure from the US to annex its semi-autonomous island. Photo: Collected via UNB

Greenland chooses Denmark over US amid Trump annexation threat

Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said Greenland does not want to be governed or owned by the US, calling the situation a "geopolitical crisis."

Members of the Danish armed forces practice looking for potential threats during a military drill as Danish, Swedish and Norwegian home guard units together with Danish, German and French troops take part in joint military drills in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, September 17, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane/File Photo

European commissioner says US military takeover of Greenland would be end of NATO

A member of the French armed forces walks on ice during a military drill as Danish, Swedish and Norwegian home guard units together with Danish, German and French troops take part in joint military drills in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, 17 September 2025. Photo: Reuters

European commissioner says US military takeover of Greenland would be end of NATO

File image of US President Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters

Trump says US will take Greenland 'one way or the other'

Mette Frederiksen speaks to the media after the Social Democrats' party leader speech on the Main Stage during the People's Meeting 2024, Allinge, Bornholm, Denmark, June 14, 2024. Photo: Ritzau Scanpix/Thomas Traasdahl via REUTERS/File Photo

Denmark warns of Greenland crisis as Trump renews threats to seize Arctic territory

On 16 June 2025, tourists paddled kayaks in the waters near Nuuk Cathedral in Nuuk, Greenland. (AP Photo/Kwiyeon Ha, File)

Harsh climate, poor infrastructure stall rare earth mining in Greenland

Danish troops practice looking for potential threats during a military drill as Danish, Swedish and Norwegian home guard units together with Danish, German and French troops take part in joint military drills in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, 17 September 2025. Photo: Reuters

'We don't want to be Americans,' say Greenland's PM, leaders as they firmly reject Trump's push to acquire island

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen talks with the head of the Arctic Command Soeren Andersen, aboard the Defense's inspection vessel Vaedderen in the waters around Nuuk, Greenland, 3 April 2025. Photo: Reuters

Denmark's Greenland dilemma: Defending a territory already on its way out

The sun rises behind Greenland's flag in Nuuk's old harbor, Greenland, February 5, 2025. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

'Not for sale': Greenlanders alarmed by Trump's call for annexation

File image of US President Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters

Trump says US needs to own Greenland to deter Russia, China

US Vice President JD Vance tours the US military's Pituffik Space Base in Greenland on 28 March 2025. Photo: Reuters

Can the US put a price tag on Greenland?

Danish troops practice looking for potential threats during a military drill as Danish, Swedish and Norwegian home guard units together with Danish, German and French troops take part in joint military drills in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, 17 September 2025. Photo: Reuters

European allies working on plan should US move on Greenland

An aerial view shows a fjord in western Greenland, 16 September 2025. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane/File Photo

Trump discussing how to acquire Greenland, US military always an option, White House says