Denmark announced a major new package to boost the security of Greenland in a move the Danish defense minister called “ironic” because it came just two days after President-elect Trump called for U.S.

The new defense package was a 'double-digit billion amount' in krone which is tantamount to at least $1.5 billion, said Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen

Denmark is increasing defense spending in Greenland, said a Danish official Tuesday who called the announcement's timing with President-elect Trump's suggestion that the U.S. should own the territory an "irony of fate.

The Danish government announced a significant increase in defense spending for Greenland a few hours after the newly elected US President Donald Trump

Donald Trump has said that acquiring Greenland is necessary "for purposes of national security and freedom throughout the world."

Denmark is set to bolster Greenland’s defenses following repeated statements by Donald Trump expressing his desire to take control of the Arctic territory. The Scandinavian government has unveiled a major plan to enhance the defense capabilities of the small nation as the incoming U.

EXCLUSIVE: AN Arctic security expert explains the United States' increased interest in Greenland and why the increase in Denmark's defense budget following Donald Trump's announcement of Greenland "ownership" is "no coincidence.