The Prime Minister of Denmark has told Donald Trump that it is up to the residents of Greenland to decide on any independence. Trump has said that control of Greenland was an "absolute necessity" and did not rule out using military or economic action such as tariffs against Denmark to make it happen.

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Wednesday she had spoken on the phone with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and told him that it is up to Greenland itself to decide on any independence.

Donald Trump confirmed his interest in acquiring Greenland for the US, Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said following a 45-minute phone call with the incoming US president on Wednesday.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen told President-elect Donald Trump that Greenland's independence would be up to the self-governing territory. Frederiksen and Trump spoke over the phone on Wednesday,

The U.S. ally is signaling its willingness to negotiate military and economic matters related to the island but not to sell it.