Copenhagen boosting defence spending and talking with allies as it resists US demand for the strategic island.

Denmark's sovereignty is an "essential issue" for the EU, the European Council President said in an interview on Wednesday, ...

Denmark said on Monday it would spend 14.6 billion Danish kroner ($2.05 billion) boosting its military capabilities in the Arctic – a decision that comes amid continuing furor following US Presi ...

By Kenneth P. Vogel Reporting from Washington The government of Denmark has not historically been a big spender on Washington lobbying. But days before President Trump took office for a second ...

US president spoke to Danish premier for 45 minutes last week and made clear he wanted to place Greenland under American control Denmark is in “crisis mode” after Donald Trump made a direct ...

Speaking to Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark, Trump insisted he wanted the United States to take over Greenland, the massive and autonomous Danish island that occupies a strategic part ...

President Trump reportedly held a “fiery” call with Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen over the president’s insistence that U.S. control of Greenland is necessary for American ...

Denmark has said it will spend 14.6 billion kroner (£1.6bn; $2.05bn) to boost security in the Arctic region, in partnership with its autonomous territories Greenland and the Faroe Islands.

Britain would have the right to buy Greenland before the US, the island’s last Danish minister has said. Tom Høyem was Copenhagen’s last permanent representative in the Arctic territory ...

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