Trump's announcement following his speech at the Davos Summit appeared to ease pressure on US-European relations at a sensitive moment. Earlier in the day, he had also ruled out taking Greenland by force.

US President Donald Trump wants to buy Greenland as he says it is the only way for the United States to secure its defence.

There is no formal India-UAE-Israel military alliance today, just as Turkey has not formally joined any Saudi-Pakistan defence bloc. What exists is strategic hedging.

The US and Denmark are both part of NATO. Greenland is a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark and has been a topic of continued interest to the US due to "national and strategic importance".

Germany and France were the latest NATO members to announce that they will send troops to Greenland

Trilateral talks between the US, Denmark, and Greenland earlier this week also saw Donald Trump stand firm on acquiring the self-governed Danish territory

The foreign secretary called on allies to "double down" and unite around the shared threat of Russian aggression.

Denmark faces a potential US threat over Greenland, highlighting NATO’s limits in protecting members from each other. The alliance’s Article 5 only covers external attacks, leaving Denmark vulnerable if an ally turns adversary.

NATO ‌Secretary ​Mark Rutte said ‌on Thursday that he and U.S. ​President Trump had discussed in Davos how the ‍transatlantic alliance should best ​defend the Arctic against Russia and China. Trump ​has ⁠repeatedly said he wanted to acquire Greenland,