Denmark has deployed its advanced F-35A stealth fighter jets over Greenland. The mission was supported by a French aerial refuelling tanker. The Danish Armed Forces describe it as a training exercise.

Denmark is increasing its military presence in and around Greenland with immediate effect, according to a joint statement by the Danish Foreign Ministry and Greenland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Research.

Denmark’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that a “fundamental disagreement” with U.S. President Donald Trump over the future of Greenland remained unresolved after high-level talks in Washington, even as Denmark and NATO allies moved to increase their military presence in the Arctic territory amid rising tensions.

The Danes say the deployment of aircraft, ships and soldiers is part of an ongoing effort to better protect the island and the Arctic.

On paper, this token force is being deployed to bolster the island's security in response to U.S. complaints. What is extraordinary, perhaps even unprecedented, is that it serves as message more to the U.

Denmark and Greenland said they had begun to increase their military presence around Greenland, as part of a promise to beef up Arctic defense.

The Danes have tried everything to pacify an unpredictable president. Now they may be reaching their red line.

Denmark is boosting its military presence in and around Greenland as part of expanded NATO military exercises, the country’s defense ministry announced Wednesday, amid President Trump’s escalating

Flying home this month from an extended Christmas vacation in Palm Beach, President Donald Trump was momentarily taken aback when a reporter asked him about the ice-covered island he’s openly trying to annex.

Stephen Miller, Donald Trump's Deputy Chief of Staff, argued for U.S. control over Greenland, stating "Denmark is a tiny country with a tiny economy and a tiny military. They cannot defend Greenland.",

Following the incursion into Venezuela, Trump is looking for ways to take over the world's largest and most promising island.