The Danish prime minister is traveling to Greenland on Friday for talks on the island’s future after President Donald Trump seemingly deescalated his threats to take over the Arctic territory.

A bipartisan U.S. Congressional delegation's comments in Denmark contrasted with those emanating from the White House.

Danish veterans are furious at how the White House rhetoric disregards the right to self-determination of Greenland and Denmark . They also strongly object to Trump’s claim that Denmark, after fighting alongside U.S. forces in wartime, is incapable of protecting the West’s security interests in the Arctic.

Here’s what you need to know about Denmark’s history with the vast, potentially mineral- and energy-rich territory.

In Elk Horn, Iowa, residents watched with concern as President Donald Trump fixated on Greenland and disparaged Denmark, one of America’s oldest and closest allies.

European Parliament Member Anders Vistisen confronts President Donald Trump's Greenland interest with profanity-laced rebuke, drawing official reprimand from parliament leadership.

Jens-Frederik Nielsen, the Premier of Greenland, indicated Thursday that there is no deal in place between the US and Denmark on Greenland. “I don’t know what’s in the deal,” he told reporters in Nuuk.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Thursday welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump's Greenland pivot.