Greenland has become an increasing focus of international attention. During his first term, President Trump originally proposed purchasing the island in August 2019. Since returning to office, he has revived the idea, citing security concerns and access to natural resources, including rare earth minerals exposed by melting ice.

The U.S. crew member was retrieved from the submarine about 8 miles off the coast of Nuuk, Greenland, by a Danish Seahawk helicopter.

Denmark said it had evacuated a crew member who required urgent medical treatment from a US submarine in Greenlandic waters

“Climate change is already clearly visible on Greenland,” Jacob Hoyer, the head of Denmark’s National Centre for Climate Research, told Reuters. “From the records we can see that it is warming four times faster than the mean temperature hike in the world.”

Denmark and its territory Greenland on Saturday rejected Donald Trump's offer to send a naval hospital ship to the Arctic island