Denmark should focus on the fact that Greenlanders do not want to be a part of the country, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday. "Greenlanders are going to make a decision," Rubio told reporters at a press conference after meeting other NATO foreign ministers in Brussels.

"The U.S. shall not take over Greenland. Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders," Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is in Greenland for a three-day trip aimed at building trust and cooperation with Greenlandic officials at a time when the Trump administration is seeking control of the vast Arctic territory.

OSLO -- Accusing the United States of subjecting Denmark and Greenland to "pressure and threats," Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Thursday firmly rejected US attempt to annex the Greenland, citing international law.

DENMARK’S prime minister ended a three-day visit to Greenland today after telling the United States “you cannot annex another country,” even with the argument that international security is at stake. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen travelled to the strategically critical Arctic island as US President Donald Trump seeks control of it.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen delivers a sharp rebuke to the US during her visit to Greenland, declaring, ‘You cannot annex another country,’ even for international security reasons. Meanwhile,

What are we to believe in about the country that we have admired for so many years?” Mette Frederiksen said Thursday on Trump’s Greenland threat.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen will visit Greenland on April 2-4 for talks with the semi-autonomous territory's new government, she said on Saturday, amid U.S. interest in taking control of the Arctic island.

Vice President JD Vance visited a remote US military base in Greenland and accused Denmark of underinvesting in the territory.