Britain would have first rights to purchase Greenland before the United States, the Arctic territory's last Danish Minister has claimed. Tom Høyem, Copenhagen's former permanent representative to Greenland,

Donald Trump would need Keir Starmer’s approval for his new ‘aggressive’ Arctic strategy which sent Denmark into ‘crisis mode’

The story goes that Trump and Frederiksen spoke on the phone last week for about 45 minutes in what was expected to be a bit of a feeling-out between the two parties, given Trump’s very public declaration that he would like to take Greenland off Denmark’s hands.

While speaking onboard the Air Force One on Saturday Trump claimed that Arctic Island’s 57,000 residents “want to be with" the US

Anders Vistisen, a Danish member of the European Parliament, has told U.S. President Donald Trump to "f*** off" after Trump again expressed interest in purchasing the island of Greenland. Newsweek has contacted the White House for comment via email.