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 on Wednesday told Donald Trump that it was up to Greenland to decide on its future, following the US President-elect’s provocative remarks about seizing the island.

Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has called the country’s business leaders to a meeting on Thursday after US President-elect Donald Trump last week threatened military or economic action such as tariffs to take control of Greenland.

U.S. control of Greenland was an "absolute necessity" and did not rule out using military or economic action such as tariff

Trump’s talk of acquiring the island has raised the profile of Greenland, but it has also prompted some anxieties