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Denmark contacted the team of US President-elect Donald Trump, offering to discuss issues related to security in Greenland, Axios reports, citing informed sources.

Copenhagen has expressed its willingness to consider strengthening security on the island and increasing the US military presence, while ruling out territorial claims on the semi-autonomous Danish territory.

This initiative was a response to statements by Trump, who called control of Greenland an “absolute necessity” for the United States. He also accepted the possibility of using economic pressure, including tariffs against Denmark, to achieve his goals.

The Danish government, as Axios notes, intends to convince the future US administration that security issues can be resolved without the need to review the status of Greenland. Against this background, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen emphasized that she is committed to dialogue with Trump, but a meeting is unlikely to take place before his inauguration.

Greenland’s Prime Minister Mute Egede, in turn, announced his readiness for negotiations, but recalled the island’s desire for independence, calling on the United States to respect this desire.

Copenhagen has previously repeatedly stressed that Greenland is not for sale, despite interest shown by Trump in 2019 when he considered buying the island.

Earlier, Cursor wrote that Iran reacted to Trump’s words about Canada, Mexico and Greenland.

Iran has expressed its readiness to support Canada, Mexico, Panama and Greenland in countering the “aggression” of the United States.