Danish leaders were set to confer Thursday over US President-elect Donald Trump's ambitions to take control of Greenland which the foreign minister said were being taken seriously if not literally. "Meeting the party leaders allows us to share the measures the government has taken over the last few days,

European leaders on Wednesday warned Donald Trump against threatening 'sovereign bor-ders' after the United States president-elect refused to rule out military action to take Greenland.

Fox News national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin reports on Donald Trump Jr.'s trip to Greenland and what acquiring the mineral-rich country would mean for U.S. defenses.

Denmark officialy changed its coat of arms to emphasize the symbols of Greenland and Faroe Islands, which Trump had remarked he wants to buy. According to the Denmark's king, the change "reflects the Realm and takes into account history as well as the heraldic tradition".

Pituffik Space Base, located in the far north of Greenland since the end of the second world war, is home to 200 US military personnel and 450 other forces and contractors from allies, part of Washington’s missile early warning system as well as offering space surveillance and satellite command.

"I don't know what he what he means by that," Florida Senator Rick Scott said when asked about Trump's Greenland comments.

Donald Trump has reiterated his interest in buying Greenland, threatening to levy tariffs on Denmark and not ruling out military force to acquire the island. Greenland is a self-ruling Arctic territory that is part of Denmark,