One European diplomat told Axios that Denmark was widely seen as America’s closest ally in the European Union, and that no one could have imagined it’d be the first Trump would pick a

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen speaks with the media after a meeting with party leaders regarding Greenland, at the Prime Minister's Office in Christiansborg, Copenhagen, Denmark, January 9,

As the president-elect's call to buy—or take—a sovereign country moves from punchline to possibility, a look at the real stakes of the Arctic’s mounting cold war.

Donald Trump confirmed his interest in acquiring Greenland for the US, Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said following a 45-minute phone call with the incoming US president on Wednesday.

To force this huge island to become American, the new president-elect is prepared to do anything, including imposing colossal tariffs. The Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen, after a 45-minute telephone conversation with Donald Trump,