Photos of Greenland as Trump says US needs island for Arctic security

FILE - A boat rides though a frozen sea inlet outside of Nuuk, Greenland, on March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka, File)
FILE - A boat rides though a frozen sea inlet outside of Nuuk, Greenland, on March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka, File)
FILE - Children play in freshly fallen snow in Nuuk, Greenland, on March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka, File)
FILE - Children play in freshly fallen snow in Nuuk, Greenland, on March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka, File)
FILE - Pieces of ice move through the sea in Qoornoq Island, near Nuuk, Greenland, on Feb. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)
FILE - Pieces of ice move through the sea in Qoornoq Island, near Nuuk, Greenland, on Feb. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)
FILE - A woman walks at a graveyard covered by snow as the sun sets in Nuuk, Greenland, on Feb. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)
FILE - A woman walks at a graveyard covered by snow as the sun sets in Nuuk, Greenland, on Feb. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)
FILE - A woman walks with her dogs on a beach in Nuuk, Greenland, on March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka, File)
FILE - A woman walks with her dogs on a beach in Nuuk, Greenland, on March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka, File)
FILE - Coloured houses covered by snow are seen from the sea in Nuuk, Greenland, on March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka, File)
FILE - Coloured houses covered by snow are seen from the sea in Nuuk, Greenland, on March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka, File)
FILE - Local residents walks on a street with a political placard for the upcoming elections in Nuuk, Greenland, on March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka, File)
FILE - Local residents walks on a street with a political placard for the upcoming elections in Nuuk, Greenland, on March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka, File)
FILE - Children play on an icy surface in Nuuk, Greenland, on Feb. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)
FILE - Children play on an icy surface in Nuuk, Greenland, on Feb. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)
FILE - Locals stand on a pile of snow during parliamentary elections, in Nuuk, Greenland, on March 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka, File)
FILE - Locals stand on a pile of snow during parliamentary elections, in Nuuk, Greenland, on March 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka, File)
FILE - A woman walks near a church in Nuuk, Greenland, on March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka, File)
FILE - A woman walks near a church in Nuuk, Greenland, on March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka, File)
FILE - Houses covered by snow are seen on the coast of a sea inlet of Nuuk, Greenland, on March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka, File)
FILE - Houses covered by snow are seen on the coast of a sea inlet of Nuuk, Greenland, on March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka, File)
FILE - A boat rides though a frozen sea inlet outside of Nuuk, Greenland, on March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka, File)
FILE - A boat rides though a frozen sea inlet outside of Nuuk, Greenland, on March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka, File)
FILE - The northern lights appear over homes in Nuuk, Greenland, on Feb. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)
FILE - The northern lights appear over homes in Nuuk, Greenland, on Feb. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)
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NUUK, Greenland (AP) — Greenland, the self-governing territory of Denmark and part of NATO, sits off the northeastern coast of Canada, with more than two-thirds of its territory lying within the Arctic Circle.

Leaders from several European countries have reaffirmed that Greenland “belongs to its people" after the Trump administration doubled down on its intention to take over the strategic Arctic island.

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