Denmark ready to defend ‘every inch of NATO,’ including Danish kingdom, PM says

(Reuters/Al Arabiya) Denmark is ready to defend every inch of NATO, including the kingdom of Denmark, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said in Ankara on Wednesday, a day after US President Donald Trump reiterated that Greenland should be controlled by the US. Trump’s assertions that the US must acquire or control Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory, have long strained relations between Washington and Copenhagen — both founding NATO members — and more broadly US ties with Europe. The issue has since moved to a diplomatic track. – Denmark ready to defend ‘every inch of NATO,’ including Danish kingdom, PM says