India, Jan. 5 -- Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen's appeal to US President Donald Trump to stop threatening to take over Greenland seems to have fallen flat. The Republican leader reiterated his wish to take over the autonomous territory as he interacted with reporters aboard the Air Force One.

"I will say this about Greenland - we need Greenland from a national security standpoint. It's very strategic right now. Greenland is covered with Russian and Chinese ships all over the place," Trump said.

He had expressed the same desire earlier in an interview with The Atlantic magazine, which had triggered a response from leaders of Denmark and Greenland. "We do need Greenland, absolutely. We need it for defense," Trump had said.

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