Denmark's prime minister said the visit by the US VP and other top officials  showed a "lack of respect".

US Vice-President JD Vance is visiting Greenland on Friday - but why is the US so interested in the territory?

Greenland's leaders have criticised planned visits by US officials after Trump's threats to annex the island.

The US president claims that control of the island is essential to American national and economic security.

The pair will make separate trips this week, after threats from the US president to take over the island.

In an unusual show of unity, party leaders say they "cannot accept the repeated statements about the annexation of Greenland."

The Democrats party wants a gradual move to independence but the second-placed party is keen to speed it up.

Five of the six parties favour Greenland's independence from Denmark, differing only on how quickly that should come about.