Danish PM says Nordics united as Trump ratchets up Greenland bid

Nordic leaders unite on defense amid Trump's Greenland takeover attempts, emphasizing importance of alliances and independence.

Nordic leaders met on the weekend and reiterated they are united on defence issues, Denmark's Prime Minister has said, as her country reels from U.S. President Donald Trump's attempts to take over Greenland.

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said she met regional counterparts on Sunday to discuss defence and security and they all "shared the gravity of the situation", without mentioning the autonomous Danish territory by name.

Mr. Trump has been talking about a possible deal for years and told reporters on Saturday he believed the U.S. would "get Greenland", which he has insisted his country needs for "international security".

The island is strategically located between the U.S. and Europe, as melting ice in the Arctic opens up new shipping routes.

Officials in the territory, which depends heavily on Denmark for subsidies and is believed to hold massive untapped mineral and oil reserves, are pushing for independence while saying they are open to doing business with the U.S..

But they have repeatedly said their land is not for sale.

"The Nordic countries have always stood together," Mr. Frederiksen wrote on social media on Sunday evening, posting a photograph of her hosting a dinner in her home with the leaders of Finland, Norway and Sweden.