Denmark has rejected any suggestion of handing parts of Greenland over to the US after Donald Trump had claimed he had reached a “framework of a future deal” over the island.

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Soren Jeppesen NUUK, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen visited Greenland on Friday in a show of support for the Arctic island that U.S. President Donald Trump wants to annex.

As US President Donald Trump repeatedly revives his interest in acquiring Greenland, one leader has stood firmly in the way, Denmark's Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen.

The trip by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen to the Danish territory came amid pressure from President Trump and appeared to have been meant as reassurance to Greenlanders.

Denmark's prime minister said she won't negotiate her nation's sovereignty after President Donald Trump said a "framework" on a Greenland deal was reached.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen confirmed on Sunday that her Foreign Minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, will meet with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio for talks on Greenland next week, as the United States pushes to bring the vast Arctic island under its control.

Talks have begun between Denmark and the United States over a deal addressing American ambitions in Greenland. Calling for indefinite 'total access' to the island, Donald Trump seems to be seeking to establish new military bases there.

Mette Frederiksen said she would “strongly urge that the United States stop the threats against a historically close ally.”

The move comes as President Trump imposes new tariffs on European allies.

Trump walked back threats to place tariffs on European countries opposing his desire to seize Greenland and ruled out the use of force.

Frederiksen travelled to Greenland immediately after meeting Nato Chief Mark Rutte in Brussels. Rutte posted on his X account that he and the Danish PM agreed “to enhance deterrence and defence in the