Pedersen, Soren Jeppesen and Stine Jacobsen COPENHAGEN, Jan 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has renewed his ambition to take control of Greenland for national security reasons and questioned whether Denmark has any legal right to the Arctic island.

Washington and Copenhagen will stand up a ‘high level working group’ for further discussions on Greenland’s security

The crisis has come. The foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland meet today at the White House with Vice President Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Hours before the meeting, the Danish defense ministry announced a stepped-up military presence in Greenland, including aircraft, ships, and soldiers.

The president says that “one way or another we’re gonna get” Greenland from Denmark. The vice president tells Greenlanders they’d be better off. And the White House refuses to rule out deploying American soldiers. President Donald Trump’s ...

Denmark’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that a “fundamental disagreement” with U.S. President Donald Trump over the future of Greenland remained unresolved after high-level talks in Washington, even as Denmark and NATO allies moved to increase their military presence in the Arctic territory amid rising tensions.

The U.S. has floated the idea of either purchasing Greenland outright or asserting greater control through military means. A recent Reuters report suggested lump-sum payments ranging from $10,000 to $100,000 to Greenlanders have even been discussed.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen repeated on Monday that Greenland is "not for sale," but she remained open to bolstering the American "footprint" on the Arctic island. As European Union leaders convened for a meeting in Brussels, Frederiksen ...

US Vice-President JD Vance hosted ministers from Denmark and Greenland to discuss the Arctic territory's future.