NUUK, Greenland (AP) — The leaders of Denmark and the country’s territory of Greenland on Tuesday offered a united front against President Donald Trump’s calls for the United States to take over the strategic Arctic island. Their comments came on the eve of critical meetings in Washington. Denmark and Greenland’s prime ministers underscored that the territory is part of Denmark, and thus covered by NATO. A U.S. attempt to take over or force the secession of the island would tear apart the transatlantic alliance. The leaders, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen, underscored their solidarity as their foreign ministers prepared for talks at the White House on Wednesday with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
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