Russia’s President Vladimir Putin says that President Donald Trump’s push for control over Greenland wasn’t surprising given longtime U.S. interest in the mineral-rich territory.

Greenland's mineral riches are an increasing focus of the U.S. and, as the vice president recently warned, America's rivals.

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned it would be foolish to dismiss U.S. President Donald Trump's push for control over Greenland.

But after Vice President JD Vance’s three-hour trip to a U.S. military base in Greenland, I’m starting to get concerned that Operation Arctic Freedom could be in the offing.  Vance’s brief sojourn to the autonomous territory,

The prime minister of Greenland pushed back Sunday against assertions by U.S. President Donald Trump that America will take control of the island territory.

"American politicians will come in droves and agitate for Greenland to be American," the former diplomat said.

President Donald Trump has a strange fascination with Greenland and refuses to take the use of military force to acquire it off the table.

During a 10-minute interview, the president said he wouldn’t fire members of the Signal chat, couldn't “care less” if foreign car prices increase, and using military force to take Greenland wasn’t off the table.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Friday accused Denmark of not doing a good job keeping Greenland safe and suggested the United States would better protect the semi-autonomous Danish territory that President Donald Trump has pressed to take over.