Copenhagen’s strategy is to seek dialogue with members of the Trump administration it considers to be more pragmatic

Danish soldiers will be required to shoot first and ask questions later if the United States invades Greenland, under the army’s rules of engagement.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says an American takeover of Greenland would amount to the end of the NATO military alliance.

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said that if Donald Trump were to attack the Danish island of Greenland that would mean the end of the NATO alliance.

Top Trump aide Stephen Miller says it's the "formal position" of the White House that Denmark's territory of Greenland "should be part of the U.S."

Denmark and Greenland are scrambling diplomatically after U.S. President Donald Trump renewed threats over Greenland’s future, triggering alarm across Europe and within NATO. Copenhagen and Nuuk have sought urgent talks with Washington amid reports that Trump has asked for options ranging from a cash deal to potential military planning.

A German Navy frigate set off on Tuesday to join NATO forces monitoring strategic passages in the North and Baltic Seas as well as the North Atlantic, amid increasing tensions between the US and Denmark over the control of Greenland.

European leaders reaffirmed Greenland’s sovereignty, called the Arctic a NATO priority, and pledged collective security with the US, citing rising geopolitical risks in the High North.