The president said the U.S. should have just kept the Danish territory after World War II and that Denmark was being “ungrateful” by not handing it over now.

Denmark deploys additional troops to Greenland after President Donald Trump claims the island is not secure from Russia or China.

President invokes World War II history to justify U.S. acquisition push, telling world leaders Denmark was unable to defend itself against Nazi Germany and should cede control of the strategic Arctic island.

Mr. Trump’s address to European leaders encapsulated his approach to global power and policymaking in his second term, alternating between coercion and humiliation.

President Trump spoke at Davos and said the U.S. will not use military force to acquire Greenland, easing fears but keeping diplomatic pressure in place.

Danish veterans are furious at how the White House rhetoric disregards the right to self-determination of Greenland and Denmark . They also strongly object to Trump’s claim that Denmark, after fighting alongside U.S. forces in wartime, is incapable of protecting the West’s security interests in the Arctic.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that Greenland was not "a natural part" of Denmark and that the problem of former colonial territories was becoming

Donald Trump has promised not to use military force to invade Greenland—but warned he would “remember” if Denmark refused to hand over the coveted “piece of ice.” In a 70-minute speech at the World Economic Forum,