President Donald Trump told NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Thursday that U.S. control of Greenland is necessary to enhance international security, escalating his campaign to annex the strategic Arctic island. "You know, Mark, we need that for international security, not just security - international - we have a lot of…

Greenland's outgoing Prime Minister Mute Egede has said he would convene a meeting of party leaders to jointly reject US President Donald Trump's vow to take over the island, warning that "Enough is enough."

Trump has claimed the U.S. needs the Arctic island for national and international security, suggesting Thursday NATO should get involved in his efforts to acquire Greenland.

He's been dubbed the "Trump whisperer," but NATO chief Mark Rutte struggled to get a word in Thursday as the US president mused about annexing Greenland and criticized allies over defense spending. The former Dutch prime minister visited the White House seeking to convince a skeptical Donald Trump to maintain US commitment to the transatlantic alliance and to Ukraine. The Guardian Washington bureau chief David Smith reports from Washington.

Donald Trump has vowed to annex Greenland, warning that Nato 'might have to get involved' in a US takeover.

Despite Denmark’s refusal, Trump remains confident that the US will annex Greenland. However, Greenland’s newly elected leader, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, firmly rejects the idea, emphasizing the island’s push toward independence over US or Danish control.

Chairman of Denmark parliament defense committee says “it would mean war.”

Former Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte, now the NATO Secretary-General, declined to respond to Trump’s belligerent remarks

Donald Trump's comments suggested he might want Nato involved in his attempt to take over the island, a semi-autonomous Danish territory.

President Donald Trump’s remarks coincide with a visit from NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, who said he didn’t want to “drag NATO" into the conversation.

US President Donald Trump on Thursday reiterated his desire to annex the autonomous territory of Greenland from Denmark in the interest of "international security."

President Donald Trump has long advocated for NATO allies to ramp up defense spending to between 2% to 5% gross domestic product.