Copenhagen, Jan. 9 -- Asserting that there are "important" principles at stake, Danish MP Rasmus Jarlov on Friday expressed hope that India will "back" Denmark as US President Donald Trump ramps up the threat to take over Greenland.

In an exclusive interview with ANI, Jarlov, who is chairman of Denmark's Defence Committee, condemned the Trump administration's claims over Greenland and said the US can't claim sovereignty over the strategic Arctic island.

"Greenland is far away from India, but there are really important principles at stake here. Also, for a country like India, are you going to accept that a foreign power goes to a region in a country and tries to annex it through military means or by bribing the local population into leav...