President JD Vance has accused Denmark of leaving Greenland vulnerable to alleged incursions by China and Russia, as he urged its people to "partner" with the US.Speaking during a visit to the Arctic island,

US Vice President JD Vance accused Denmark on Friday (Mar 28) of not having done enough to protect Greenland when he visited the strategically placed, resource-rich Danish territory coveted by US President Donald Trump.

Republicans in Congress would likely be needed to approve any plan to annex Greenland, and several told USA TODAY they aren't sure that's a good idea.

The remote Pituffik Space Base in northwestern Greenland, which Vice President JD Vance is visiting on Friday, is the U.S. Department of Defense’s northernmost installation

Trump has talked about acquiring Greenland for years. Here's what he wants and how the island's leaders are reacting.

The new majority government will be headed by Democrats leader Jens-Frederik Nielsen, who had urged parties to set aside disagreements and form a broad coalition to show unity amid Trump's campaign to annex the semi-autonomous Danish territory.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his wife are due to visit an American military base in Greenland on Friday in a trip that was scaled back after an uproar by Greenlanders and Danes who were irked that the original itinerary was planned without consulting them.

We need Greenland and the world needs us to have Greenland, including Denmark," he said. Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen called Trump's statements an escalation. "These very powerful statements about a close ally do not suit the U.