Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has criticized US President Donald Trump for his controversial statements regarding NATO troops in Afghanistan. She said it was "unacceptable" for Trump to question the efforts of allied soldiers,

The trip by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen to the Danish territory came amid pressure from President Trump and appeared to have been meant as reassurance to Greenlanders.

Denmark’s Mette Frederiksen is flying to Nuuk from Brussels, where she attended a summit of European Union leaders and met with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. In the Greenlandic capital she will hold talks with the territory’s premier, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, her office said in a post on X.

Frederiksen travelled to Greenland immediately after meeting Nato Chief Mark Rutte in Brussels. Rutte posted on his X account that he and the Danish PM agreed “to enhance deterrence and defence in the

Greenland, the world's largest island, has once again become the focal point of an unexpected geopolitical dispute between NATO allies. Repeated threats from U.S. President Donald Trump to gain authority over the Arctic territory have placed Denmark in what its current Prime Minister,

The move comes as President Trump imposes new tariffs on European allies.

It is now even clearer that this is an issue that reaches far beyond our own borders,” Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said.