President Donald Trump’s threat to tariff countries who oppose his campaign to annex Greenland has sparked outrage among global allies, with key world leaders vowing to “ uphold European sovereignty .” And it’s not only caused a storm in international waters, as Trump’s warning also prompted a new wave of criticism within his own party.

Read more › President Trump is now claiming that one reason he is pushing to acquire Greenland is that he didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize, according to a text message he sent to Norway’s prime minister over the weekend.

The president was guarded in how far he’ll go to take control of the semi-autonomous Danish territory in an exclusive interview with NBC News.

Kaja Kallas, the EU's foreign policy chief, said the bloc has "no interest to pick a fight, but we will hold our ground".

Europe reacts to Greenland threats as it happened: Denmark deploys more troops as economists warn of growth hit The US Treasury secretary has questioned the EU’s ability to agree a firm response to Donald Trump’s tariffs threat, saying the bloc would likely form “the dreaded European working group” rather than take rapid action.

The move of aircraft to Pituffik Space Base comes amid growing tensions as the Trump administration reiterates calls to acquire Greenland.

Anything that weakens – or threatens to split – the Western alliance is viewed by Moscow as a huge positive for Russia. "Europe is at a total loss and, to be honest, it's a pleasure to watch this," gloated the Russian tabloid Moskovsky Komsomolets in one of its articles about Greenland.