Russian President Vladimir Putin says President Donald Trump's ambitions for Greenland has "nothing to do" with Russia as Vice President JD Vance lands to assess security base.

In Murmansk, the largest city north of the Arctic circle, President Vladimir Putin vowed to "strengthen Russia's global leadership in the Arctic", while warning that "geopolitical competition in the region" was intensifying. The first example he gave was Donald Trump's idea to acquire Greenland.

Whatever President DONALD TRUMP is doing feels like the opposite of that. That’s according to interviews with seven American and European officials as well as Republican lawmakers and outside experts tracking the issue.

Republicans in Congress would likely be needed to approve any plan to annex Greenland, and several told USA TODAY they aren't sure that's a good idea.

The remote Pituffik Space Base in northwestern Greenland, which Vice President JD Vance is visiting on Friday, is the U.S. Department of Defense’s northernmost installation

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

The new majority government will be headed by Democrats leader Jens-Frederik Nielsen, who had urged parties to set aside disagreements and form a broad coalition to show unity amid Trump's campaign to annex the semi-autonomous Danish territory.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his wife are due to visit an American military base in Greenland on Friday in a trip that was scaled back after an uproar by Greenlanders and Danes who were irked that the original itinerary was planned without consulting them.

Trump has talked about acquiring Greenland for years. Here's what he wants and how the island's leaders are reacting.