One European diplomat told Axios that Denmark was widely seen as America’s closest ally in the European Union, and that no one could have imagined it’d be the first Trump would pick a

Denmark has recently sent private messages to the team of US President-elect Donald Trump, expressing its readiness to discuss strengthening security in Greenland or increasing the US military presence on the island.

Denmark reportedly issued the Trump team a private message about handling U.S. security concerns in Greenland after the president-elect threatened to use force.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov when asked to comment on U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's remarks about acquiring Greenland said on Tuesday that people of Greenland should be listened to first.

Múte Egede, Greenland’s prime minister, said his country would pursue closer defense and business ties to U.S.