Copenhagen sent Trump's team private messages to address US security concerns in Greenland, Axios reports
Denmark proposed that US President-elect Donald Trump boost security in Greenland, including increasing the US military presence on the island, in its private messages to his team, American news website Axios reported on Saturday.
The Danish government wants to dissuade Trump from seizing the island by addressing his security concerns as the Nordic country, an ally of Washington both in NATO and in the European Union, avoids a political clash with the US, according to the report.
In his post on Truth Social in December, Trump, who will take office on Jan. 20, described the ownership and control of Greenland as an “absolute necessity” for the US, reiterating his desire to make the island part of the US.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Friday she is seeking talks with Trump regarding his remarks about Greenland, adding that she does not believe the president-elect would attempt to seize the island by force.
Greenland, the world's largest island, has been an autonomous territory of Denmark since 1979. Located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, it is home to a US military base and holds strategic importance as it offers the shortest route from North America to Europe.
