Leaders of Denmark and Greenland insisted Thursday that the island's sovereignty was nonnegotiable after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had agreed with the NATO chief on the framework of a future Arctic security deal that Trump said would grant the U.

A U.S. source said it would give the U.S. "total access" to parts of Greenland.

By Soren Jeppesen and Stine Jacobsen COPENHAGEN, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Friday she had agreed with NATO chief Mark Rutte that the alliance needs to boost security in the Arctic following weeks of turmoil over U.

Negotiators have discussed proposals to check Russian and Chinese influence in the Arctic and transfer sovereignty over pockets of Greenlandic land to the United States, an idea opposed by Denmark.

President Donald Trump after his speech at Davos said he had reached a deal on Greenland. That includes backing off tariffs. What does TACO mean?

China has no plans or ability to conquer Greenland, analysts say. But it does have wide-ranging ambitions to expand its presence across the Arctic region.

In Elk Horn, Iowa, residents watched with concern as President Donald Trump fixated on Greenland and disparaged Denmark, one of America’s oldest and closest allies.

Germany has withdrawn a small military reconnaissance team from Greenland as President Trump escalates pressure on Denmark over Arctic security.