France could send troops to Greenland to defend against Donald Trump's threat to take control of the Danish territory, according to a high-ranking official.French foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot told Sud Radio that France had discussed troop deployment with Denmark,

Denmark said on Monday it would spend 14.6 billion Danish kroner ($2.05 billion) boosting its military capabilities in the Arctic – a decision that comes amid continuing furor following US President Donald Trump’s renewed interest in controlling Greenland,

Donald Trump wants the United States to buy Greenland for its strategically vital resources, to bolster US security and give China a bloody nose.

Denmark is bolstering its military presence in the Arctic and North Atlantic regions, allocating an additional 14.6 billion Danish crowns ($2.05 billion) to enhance security.

President Trump told Denmark’s leader he wanted to take over Greenland, European officials say. Denmark has asked its E.U. allies not to inflame the situation until Mr. Trump’s intentions are clearer.

The Alaska Republican and a Danish parliamentarian said the Arctic island is “open for business, but not for sale.”

Denmark would need to offer Greenland to the UK first before the island could be sold to Donald Trump, it has emerged. An agreement dating back to 1917 means Britain has first refusal on the Arctic island if current owners Denmark decide to sell it, according to Tom Høyem, Copenhagen’s representative in Greenland from 1982 to 1987.

Trump has a price, and the billionaires filling Trump’s cabinet and his pockets are willing to pay it for a chance to line their own.

Interest in buying Greenland has "popped up from time to time in American politics," Tom Høyem, Denmark's former minister to Greenland, told ABC News in an interview.

The Danish PM's tour of three capitals betrayed the nervousness felt in Denmark over Trump's repeated comments.

The EU and Nato have taken a vow of silence over Greenland after Denmark requested its key allies refrain from reacting to Donald Trump’s threats to seize the Arctic island.